Berlin vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$373
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	95	41
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.13M

The cost of living in Berlin is 90% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5045th ($2027 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Germany and Mozambique, respectively. Check Germany vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 21st and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Maputo

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	Berlin	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$5643

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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