Maputo vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$520	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$679
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	28	24
😀 Quality of life	38	38
🏙️ Population	1.13M	7.82M

The cost of living in Maputo is 44% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4869th and 6542nd ($1116 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 43rd in Mozambique and China, respectively. Check Mozambique vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 7151st and 7163rd 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	$10.9	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$18304

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542