Amman vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$386	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	64	29
😀 Quality of life	68	41
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.13M

The cost of living in Amman is 7% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5535th and 5045th ($994 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and Mozambique, respectively. Check Jordan vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 3048th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Maputo

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	Amman	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$5643

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1931
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628