Maputo vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$520	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$1012
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	28	90
😀 Quality of life	38	71
🏙️ Population	1.13M	13.9M

The cost of living in Maputo is 57% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4869th and 6862nd ($1116 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 7151st and 2285th 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	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$16590

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Cities near Maputo

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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618