Amman vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amman	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2387	$3226
🏠 One person rent	$358	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$600	$1512
🍽️ Food expenses	$348	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$673	$220
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	63	28
😀 Quality of life	69	41
🏙️ Population	4.01M	1.19M

The cost of living in Amman is 9% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5457th and 4791st ($981 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.2 months in Maputo. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 3121st and 7059th 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	$7.28	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.61	$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.82	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$249	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$675	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$444	$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.6	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.64%	21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1304	$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.8	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.63	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.91	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.85	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.2	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.11	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.1	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5798	$3971

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$602
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$625
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1011
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$849
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1583
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$964
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$735
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$737
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1850
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$760
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1660
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1728
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1752
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1746
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$802
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1900
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2068
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1427
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1660
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1678
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1689
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2149
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1701
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2113

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$978
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$447
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$558
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$866
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$746
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$631
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$741
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$755
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$783
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$889
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$908
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$776
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$780
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$637
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$875
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$751
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$845
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$701
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$682
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$535
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$605
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$511
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$837
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$511
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$656
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$719
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$631
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$554
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1014
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$689
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$603