Maputo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2304
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$513
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
95
😀 Quality of life
42
76
🏙️ Population
1.13M
17.5M

The cost of living in Maputo is 2% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5473rd and 5618th ($1014 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7657th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Shenzhen

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Maputo Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.9
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.73%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4186
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2086
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5827
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648