Maputo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3076
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$520
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1290
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
28
70
😀 Quality of life
38
67
🏙️ Population
1.13M
12.7M

The cost of living in Maputo is 9% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4869th and 5553rd ($1116 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 7151st and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Suzhou

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Maputo Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$913
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.92%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3581
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2586
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.9
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5539
$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645