Maputo vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maputo	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3226	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$510	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$1512	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$220	$813
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	53
😀 Quality of life	41	53
🏙️ Population	1.19M	8.78M

The cost of living in Maputo is 57% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4791st and 6882nd ($1084 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 102nd in Mozambique and China, respectively. Check Mozambique vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 7059th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Quanzhou

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	Maputo	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$105	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.2%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3971	$19406

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$978
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$447
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$558
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$866
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$746
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$631
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$741
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$755
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$783
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$889
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$908
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$776
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$780
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$637
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$875
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$751
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$845
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$701
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$682
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$535
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$605
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$511
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$837
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$511
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$656
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$719
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$631
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$554
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1014
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$689
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$603

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083