Maputo vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$1798
🏠 One person rent	$520	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$331
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$839
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	28	21
😀 Quality of life	38	40
🏙️ Population	1.13M	6.71M

The cost of living in Maputo is 18% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 4869th and 5996th ($1116 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 14th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 7151st and 6953rd 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	$10.9	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$20047

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$699
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$698
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$648
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$705
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$676
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$673
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$674
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$650
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$645
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$665
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$617
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$674
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$588
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$630
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$685
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$620
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$729
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$656
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$651
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$661
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$774
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$608
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$718
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$686
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$623
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$612
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$738
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$702
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$690
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$610
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$706
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$1020
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$749
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$585
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$524
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1028