Bangkok vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$2304
🏠 One person rent	$434	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	89	30
😀 Quality of life	74	42
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.13M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 2% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5606th and 5473rd ($996 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Thailand and Mozambique, respectively. Check Thailand vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 2044th and 7657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Maputo

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	Bangkok	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$5827

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

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