Auckland vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	32	30
😀 Quality of life	89	42
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.13M

The cost of living in Auckland is 123% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1604th and 5915th ($2156 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 240th and 7630th 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	$13.5	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$5840

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

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