Barcelona vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$111
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
98
29
😀 Quality of life
90
42
🏙️ Population
1.7M
1.13M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 128% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1764th and 6137th ($2087 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Spain and Mozambique, respectively. Check Spain vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 229th and 7527th 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
$17
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$5749

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607