Maputo vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$520	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$1649
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	28	96
😀 Quality of life	38	79
🏙️ Population	1.13M	17.7M

The cost of living in Maputo is 17% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4869th and 5948th ($1116 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7151st and 556th 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	$10.9	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$24117

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618