Bangkok vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$465	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	89	30
😀 Quality of life	73	42
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.13M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 6% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5467th and 5915th ($1027 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 2647th and 7630th 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	$3.24	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$5840

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

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