Maputo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maputo	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2130	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$428	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.3	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	29	24
😀 Quality of life	42	45
🏙️ Population	1.13M	6.56M

The cost of living in Maputo is 52% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6137th and 7790th ($915 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7527th and 7090th 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	$9.36	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.6	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.12%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5749	$10279

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599