Maputo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maputo	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3226	$2056
🏠 One person rent	$510	$286
🏘️ Family rent	$1512	$615
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$245
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$220	$1041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	28	90
😀 Quality of life	41	73
🏙️ Population	1.19M	13.9M

The cost of living in Maputo is 58% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4791st and 6886th ($1084 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 7059th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Tianjin

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	Maputo	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$105	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.2%	5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3971	$16123

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$978
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$447
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$558
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$866
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$746
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$631
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$741
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$755
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$783
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$889
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$908
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$776
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$780
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$637
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$875
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$751
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$845
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$701
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$682
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$535
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$605
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$511
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$837
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$511
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$656
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$719
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$631
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$554
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1014
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$689
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$603

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$667
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$733
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$650
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$607
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$772
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$633
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$677
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1065
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$587
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$594
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$678
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$637
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$466
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$572
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$643
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$539
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$592
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$621
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$549
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$650
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$506
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$700
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$555
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$569
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$545
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$598
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$525
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$527
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$570
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$587
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$538
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$525
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$600