Maputo vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maputo	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2130	$1522
🏠 One person rent	$428	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.3	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	29	28
😀 Quality of life	42	46
🏙️ Population	1.13M	6.23M

The cost of living in Maputo is 57% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 6137th and 7962nd ($915 vs $583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 232nd 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 1.2 months in Xinyang. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Xinyang ranked 230th in China, while ranked 7527th and 6973rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Xinyang

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	Maputo	Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.36	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$4.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$426
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.6	$75.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.12%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$3517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$1888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$6.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5749	$7825

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607

Cities near Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$574
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$580
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$579
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$552
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$629
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$592
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$526
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$585
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$570
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$553
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$609
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$639
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$581
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$563
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$582
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$542
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$555
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$595
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$553
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$646
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$599
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$632
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$507
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$575
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$535
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$523
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$671
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$517
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$638
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$590
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$522
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$525
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$625
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$546