Maputo vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maputo	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3226	$2070
🏠 One person rent	$510	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$1512	$526
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$220	$724
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	20
😀 Quality of life	41	43
🏙️ Population	1.19M	6.49M

The cost of living in Maputo is 50% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4791st and 6691st ($1084 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 70th 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 months in Shangrao. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 7059th and 6824th 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	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$105	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.2%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3971	$20642

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$643
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$655
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$644
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$677
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$713
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$620
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$811
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$741
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$678
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$538
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$725
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$708
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$694
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$700
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$720
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$787
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$744
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$728
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$671
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$647
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$789
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$831
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$664
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$687
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$707
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$581
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$755
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$898
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$613
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$735
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$699
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$669
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$697
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$675
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$587
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$696