Birmingham vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$111
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
95
29
😀 Quality of life
95
42
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.13M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 134% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1622nd and 6137th ($2137 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 7th 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 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 48th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$5749

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

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