Auckland vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Auckland	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2100	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4687	$2304
🏠 One person rent	$1218	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$1887	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$234	$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3173	$114
😷 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 107% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1745th and 5473rd ($2100 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.1 months in Maputo. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 242nd and 7657th 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	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.1	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.62	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.56	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1140	$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1054	$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48	$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.45%	26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7981	$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5409	$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$124	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.11	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.6	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1100	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17894	$5827

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1752
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1553
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1424
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1239
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1660
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1259
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1475
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1400
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1653
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1647
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1503
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1440
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1803
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2003
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1469
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1705
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1800
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1567
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2232
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1507
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1282
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1911
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1844
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1851
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1032
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$891
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$910
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1095
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1995

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$912
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$494
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$607
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$882
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$875
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$902
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$784
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$851
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$997
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1015
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1104
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$912
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$938
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$742
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1031
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$994
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$872
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$811
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$660
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$615
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$549
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$840
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$611
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$723
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$903
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$691
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$590
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$952
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$953
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$663