Amsterdam vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	95	29
😀 Quality of life	95	41
🏙️ Population	921K	1.13M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 161% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 331st and 5045th ($2791 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Maputo. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 29th and 6875th 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	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$5643

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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