Maputo vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2229
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$466
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
30
65
😀 Quality of life
42
72
🏙️ Population
1.13M
12.7M

The cost of living in Maputo is 23% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5915th and 6833rd ($966 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 7630th and 3150th 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
$10.2
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.8
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4210
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2095
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.72
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5840
$17664

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623