Maputo vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$531	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$602
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	29	71
😀 Quality of life	41	61
🏙️ Population	1.13M	10.6M

The cost of living in Maputo is 122% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5045th and 8748th ($1068 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 6875th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Shijiazhuang

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	Maputo	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$4785

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716