Maputo vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maputo	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2130	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$428	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.3	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	85
😀 Quality of life	42	71
🏙️ Population	1.13M	9.07M

The cost of living in Maputo is 65% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 6137th and 8245th ($915 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 341st 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 Shenyang. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 7527th and 3667th 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	$9.36	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.6	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.12%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5749	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501