Maputo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2229
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$466
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
95
😀 Quality of life
42
77
🏙️ Population
1.13M
17.5M

The cost of living in Maputo is 3% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5915th and 6106th ($966 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th 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 Shenzhen. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7630th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.8
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4210
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2095
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.72
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5840
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638