Maputo vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$2023
🏠 One person rent	$520	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$764
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	20
😀 Quality of life	38	40
🏙️ Population	1.13M	6.44M

The cost of living in Maputo is 56% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4869th and 6841st ($1116 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 7151st and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Shangrao

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	Maputo	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.15
🥤 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	$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$5.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$19047

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$634
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$643
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$636
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$633
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$666
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$694
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$731
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$719
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$673
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$521
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$670
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$683
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$703
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$776
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$719
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$705
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$636
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$646
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$771
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$843
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$706
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$658
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$698
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$590
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$742
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$702
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$903
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$628
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$712
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$706
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$676
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$714
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$661
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$611
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$694