Auckland vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Auckland Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1961
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4489
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$1107
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1860
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$509
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$221
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3143
$111
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
32
29
😀 Quality of life
91
42
🏙️ Population
1.47M
1.13M

The cost of living in Auckland is 114% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 2124th and 6137th ($1961 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 170th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Auckland Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.6
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.08
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.89
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.4
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.21
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1141
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$931
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1583
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7253
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.77
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$122
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.55
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.56
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.2
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.3
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.3
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$864
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13612
$5749

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Waitakere
$1716
17 km or 11 mi Manukau
$1678
28 km or 18 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1675
40 km or 25 mi Pukekohe
$1499
113 km or 70 mi Hamilton
$1383
132 km or 82 mi Whangarei
$1250
154 km or 96 mi Tauranga
$1678
193 km or 120 mi Rotorua
$1312
234 km or 146 mi Taupo
$1423
253 km or 157 mi New Plymouth
$1237
344 km or 214 mi Whanganui
$1425
347 km or 216 mi Napier
$1493
348 km or 217 mi Gisborne
$1612
359 km or 223 mi Hastings
$1480
396 km or 246 mi Palmerston North
$1379
453 km or 281 mi Paraparaumu
$1612
464 km or 288 mi Masterton
$1252
476 km or 296 mi Porirua
$1743
477 km or 296 mi Upper Hutt
$1709
486 km or 302 mi Lower Hutt
$1838
494 km or 307 mi Wellington
$1869
512 km or 318 mi Nelson
$1396
524 km or 326 mi Blenheim
$1254
765 km or 475 mi Christchurch
$1638
891 km or 553 mi Timaru
$1847
995 km or 618 mi Wanaka
$1536
1044 km or 649 mi Queenstown
$2086
1064 km or 661 mi Dunedin
$1461
1190 km or 740 mi Invercargill
$1238
1809 km or 1124 mi Noumea
$1878
1821 km or 1131 mi Dumbea
$1811
1826 km or 1135 mi Paita
$1807
1997 km or 1241 mi Mua
$1022
1997 km or 1241 mi Nukualofa
$1024
2097 km or 1303 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
2112 km or 1312 mi Suva
$836
2120 km or 1317 mi Nasinu
$818
2129 km or 1323 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
2134 km or 1326 mi Nadi
$997
2140 km or 1330 mi Newcastle
$1839

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