Maputo vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$531	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	29	24
😀 Quality of life	41	38
🏙️ Population	1.13M	7.82M

The cost of living in Maputo is 45% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5045th and 6735th ($1068 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd in Mozambique and China, respectively. Check Mozambique vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 1 months in Shangqiu. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 6875th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Shangqiu

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	Maputo	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$17921

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529