Maputo vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$915
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2130
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$428
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
77
😀 Quality of life
42
68
🏙️ Population
1.13M
12.6M

The cost of living in Maputo is 82% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6137th and 8651st ($915 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7527th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.12%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5749
$19556

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563