Maputo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$531	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	90
😀 Quality of life	41	70
🏙️ Population	1.13M	13.9M

The cost of living in Maputo is 55% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 5045th and 6956th ($1068 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6875th and 2306th 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	$9.78	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$18215

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616