Al Ain vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Al Ain	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1455	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3100	$2304
🏠 One person rent	$900	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$1375	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.4	$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2995	$114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	38	30
😀 Quality of life	82	42
🏙️ Population	767K	1.13M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 43% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4139th and 5473rd ($1455 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 3rd 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 562nd and 7657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Maputo

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	Al Ain	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1377	$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1126	$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1204	$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.34	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6415	$5827

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1173
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2470
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1543
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2356
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$797
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1082
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1193
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$2100
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$2015
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$530
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$494
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$526
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1062
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1340
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$497
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1218
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$521
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$559
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$514
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$965
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1059
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$778
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$505
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$917
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$700
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$485
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$454
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$457
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$471
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$717
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$816
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$459
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$517

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