Barcelona vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
98
28
😀 Quality of life
88
41
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.19M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 64% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4791st ($1773 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Spain and Mozambique, respectively. Check Spain vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 193rd and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Maputo

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Barcelona Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$3971

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603