Maputo vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2229
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$466
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
68
😀 Quality of life
42
68
🏙️ Population
1.13M
12.6M

The cost of living in Maputo is 89% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5915th and 8643rd ($966 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 7630th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Zhengzhou

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Maputo Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.1
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4210
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2095
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.72
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5840
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556