Adelaide vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Adelaide	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5047	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$1312	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$2094	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3574	$239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	50	28
😀 Quality of life	93	38
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.13M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 101% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1267th and 4869th ($2246 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th in Australia and Mozambique, respectively. Check Australia vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 64th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Maputo

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	Adelaide	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.1	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1399	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2312	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6896	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1344	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11389	$5539

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2013
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1816
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1397
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1357
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1795
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1822
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1892
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1757
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1717
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2397
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1758
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1876
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1746
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1799
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1800
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1805
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1829
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2393
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1900
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1815
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1500
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1748
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1674
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1798
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1532
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1732
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1997
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2472
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2265
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2801
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2286
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1833
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1289
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661

Cities near Maputo

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