Abu Dhabi vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
52
28
😀 Quality of life
82
41
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.19M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 79% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1938th and 4791st ($1936 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 369th and 7059th 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
$9.91
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$34.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$3971

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603