Maputo vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1068
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2602
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$531
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$1006
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$373
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
78
😀 Quality of life
41
66
🏙️ Population
1.13M
12.6M

The cost of living in Maputo is 108% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5045th and 8544th ($1068 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 499th 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 Zhengzhou. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 6875th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.78
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.1
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.61
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$592
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1399
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.29%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3504
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5643
$19343

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591