Maputo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$520	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$727
😷 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 82% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4869th and 7649th ($1116 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 262nd 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 7151st and 7013th 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	$10.9	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.51
🥔 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	$1.34	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$10066

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610