Amman vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$398	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	64	29
😀 Quality of life	71	42
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.13M

The cost of living in Amman is 10% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5492nd and 6137th ($1009 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Jordan and Mozambique, respectively. Check Jordan vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 3561st and 7527th 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	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$5749

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607