Amsterdam vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	95	30
😀 Quality of life	96	42
🏙️ Population	921K	1.13M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 232% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 126th and 5915th ($3203 vs $966) 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 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 13th and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Maputo

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	Amsterdam	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$5840

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$916
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$511
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$912
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$899
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$910
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$792
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$892
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$967
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1049
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1089
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$958
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$948
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$765
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1057
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$875
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$826
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$681
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$551
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$861
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$630
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$731
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$901
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$697
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$952
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$662