Maputo vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$531	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	20
😀 Quality of life	41	41
🏙️ Population	1.13M	6.44M

The cost of living in Maputo is 59% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 5045th and 7052nd ($1068 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 6875th and 6873rd 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	$9.78	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621