Maputo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1117
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3089
$1699
🏠 One person rent
$519
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$1300
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$78.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$721
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
28
24
😀 Quality of life
38
39
🏙️ Population
1.13M
6.56M

The cost of living in Maputo is 83% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4865th and 7665th ($1117 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 271st 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 7155th and 7017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$746
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$29.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3608
$3410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2554
$3118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.57
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.86
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.7
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.3
$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.2
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5523
$9959

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1004
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$457
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1043
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$621
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$790
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$838
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$815
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$823
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$836
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$916
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$998
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$876
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$837
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$713
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$966
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$771
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$561
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$945
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$719
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$790
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$535
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$690
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$625
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$552
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$580
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$717
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$806
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$601
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1001
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$697
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$861
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$599
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$616
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$610
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$559
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$596
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$602
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$593
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$613
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$604
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$585
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$496
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$585
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$554
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$742
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$595
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$539
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$550
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$782
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$612
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$781
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$594
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$853
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$613
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$582
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$607
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$612
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$816
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$605
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$621
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$578
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$613