Barcelona vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Barcelona	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$2304
🏠 One person rent	$1308	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$2082	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2324	$114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	98	30
😀 Quality of life	90	42
🏙️ Population	1.73M	1.13M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 110% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1659th and 5473rd ($2129 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 174th and 7657th 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	$17.3	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.43	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1418	$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1098	$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2417	$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1738	$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35	$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.04%	26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7636	$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5246	$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.07	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.04	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.1	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.6	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$866	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16301	$5827

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1660
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1623
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1367
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1588
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1584
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1145
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1142
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1344
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1524
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1749
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1506
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1245
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1830
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1328
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1494
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1628
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1202
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1166
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1474
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1658
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1596
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1271
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1709
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1558
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1408
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2775
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1644
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1351
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1812

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