Abu Dhabi vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	53	29
😀 Quality of life	85	42
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.13M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 112% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 2187th and 6137th ($1942 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in the United Arab Emirates and Mozambique, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 443rd and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Maputo

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	Abu Dhabi	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$5749

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Maputo

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