Ankara vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$570	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	96	29
😀 Quality of life	75	42
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.13M

The cost of living in Ankara is 22% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4905th and 6137th ($1118 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Turkey and Mozambique, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 2097th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Maputo

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	Ankara	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$5749

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

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