Maputo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2304
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$513
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
30
21
😀 Quality of life
42
46
🏙️ Population
1.13M
6.56M

The cost of living in Maputo is 68% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5473rd and 7943rd ($1014 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 243rd 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 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7657th and 7142nd 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
$10.1
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.9
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.73%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4186
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2086
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5827
$13867

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619