Maputo vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maputo	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3226	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$510	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$1512	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$220	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	28	24
😀 Quality of life	41	43
🏙️ Population	1.19M	6.56M

The cost of living in Maputo is 88% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4791st and 7871st ($1084 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 396th 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 236th in China, while ranked 7059th and 6810th 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	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$105	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.2%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3971	$11076

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$978
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$447
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$558
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$866
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$746
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$631
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$741
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$755
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$783
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$889
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$908
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$776
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$780
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$637
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$875
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$751
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$845
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$701
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$682
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$535
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$605
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$511
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$837
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$511
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$656
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$719
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$631
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$554
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1014
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$689
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$603

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586