Maputo vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3076
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$520
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1290
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
78
😀 Quality of life
38
66
🏙️ Population
1.13M
12.6M

The cost of living in Maputo is 114% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4869th and 8506th ($1116 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 7151st and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$913
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.92%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3581
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2586
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.9
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5539
$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619