Maputo vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maputo	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2130	$1672
🏠 One person rent	$428	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$323
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.3	$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$863
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	21
😀 Quality of life	42	46
🏙️ Population	1.13M	6.71M

The cost of living in Maputo is 0.3% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 6137th and 6158th ($915 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 12th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 7527th and 7008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Yancheng

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	Maputo	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.36	$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.6	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.12%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5749	$18627

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$663
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$664
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$617
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$654
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$602
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$610
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$597
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$622
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$590
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$621
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$537
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$597
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$547
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$601
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$602
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$612
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$753
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$564
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$632
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$679
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$696
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$674
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$639
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$558
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$673
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$771
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$546
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$509
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1003