Berlin vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$129
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	95	42
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.13M

The cost of living in Berlin is 138% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1275th and 5915th ($2302 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.1 months in Maputo. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 35th and 7630th 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	$16	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$5840

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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