Auckland vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$3226
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$1512
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$220
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	32	28
😀 Quality of life	90	41
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.19M

The cost of living in Auckland is 110% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1099th and 4791st ($2279 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in New Zealand and Mozambique, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 119th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Maputo

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	Auckland	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$3971

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

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