Maputo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$531	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	29	24
😀 Quality of life	41	39
🏙️ Population	1.13M	6.56M

The cost of living in Maputo is 80% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5045th and 7740th ($1068 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 6875th and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Shaoyang

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	Maputo	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$11393

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600