Adelaide vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$2304
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	50	30
😀 Quality of life	92	42
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.13M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 132% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1178th and 5473rd ($2355 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd 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 0.1 months in Maputo. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 75th and 7657th 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	$15.8	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$5827

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$912
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$494
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$607
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$882
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$875
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$902
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$784
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$851
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$997
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1015
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1104
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$912
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$938
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$742
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1031
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$994
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$872
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$811
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$660
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$615
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$549
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$840
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$611
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$723
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$903
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$691
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$590
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$952
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$953
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$663