Maputo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$510
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1512
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$220
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
96
😀 Quality of life
41
80
🏙️ Population
1.19M
17.5M

The cost of living in Maputo is 15% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4791st and 5744th ($1084 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7059th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$105
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.2%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2315
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3971
$24305

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584