Bangkok vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$416	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	89	29
😀 Quality of life	74	41
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.13M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 12% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5822nd and 5045th ($941 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Thailand and Mozambique, respectively. Check Thailand vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 1221st and 6875th 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	$2.97	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$5643

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628