Maputo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2229
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$466
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$376
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$77
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$776
😷 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 61% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 5915th and 7929th ($966 vs $601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 213th 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 1.3 months in Shaoyang. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shaoyang ranked 254th in China, while ranked 7630th and 7123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.8
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$445
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$47.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4210
$2920
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2095
$1847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.72
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$6.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$5.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5840
$11939

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$554
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$567
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$638
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$609
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$557
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$587
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$511
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$583
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$584
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$572
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$617
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$498
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$564
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$730
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$567
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$588
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$602
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$533
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$529
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$605
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$760
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$563
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$603
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$769
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$568
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$807
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$588
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$599
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$630
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$552
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$610
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$596
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$814
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$587
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$595
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$580
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$615