Maputo vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$531	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$723
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	85
😀 Quality of life	41	68
🏙️ Population	1.13M	9.07M

The cost of living in Maputo is 98% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 5045th and 8334th ($1068 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 454th in Mozambique and China, respectively. Check Mozambique vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 6875th and 3343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Shenyang

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	Maputo	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$24404

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500