Maputo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$915
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2130
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$428
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
29
96
😀 Quality of life
42
78
🏙️ Population
1.13M
17.5M

The cost of living in Maputo is 4% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6137th and 6334th ($915 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 17th 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 7527th and 1094th 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
$9.36
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.12%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5749
$22402

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634