Maputo vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maputo	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2130	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$428	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.3	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$767
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	20
😀 Quality of life	42	46
🏙️ Population	1.13M	6.44M

The cost of living in Maputo is 41% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 6137th and 7433rd ($915 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 94th in Mozambique and China, respectively. Check Mozambique vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 7527th and 6933rd 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	$9.36	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.6	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.12%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5749	$28686

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620