Maputo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$531	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$1771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	29	96
😀 Quality of life	41	80
🏙️ Population	1.13M	17.7M

The cost of living in Maputo is 17% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5045th and 5950th ($1068 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Mozambique and China, respectively. Check Mozambique vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6875th and 545th 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	$9.78	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.03
🥤 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	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$22267

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609