Maputo vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$531	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$865
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	29	28
😀 Quality of life	41	41
🏙️ Population	1.13M	6.23M

The cost of living in Maputo is 63% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5045th and 7175th ($1068 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 100th 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 1.3 months in Xinyang. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Xinyang ranked 207th in China, while ranked 6875th and 6860th 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	$9.78	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$8587

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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 Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558