Amsterdam vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$220
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
95
28
😀 Quality of life
94
41
🏙️ Population
921K
1.19M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 135% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 612th and 4791st ($2545 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Netherlands and Mozambique, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 37th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$3971

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

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