Birmingham vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$2602
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$531
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$373
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
96
29
😀 Quality of life
94
41
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.13M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 83% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1973rd and 5045th ($1951 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Mozambique, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 35th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.7
$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$5643

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

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