Brasilia vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$415	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	28	30
😀 Quality of life	62	42
🏙️ Population	3M	1.13M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 4% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6162nd and 5915th ($928 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Brazil and Mozambique, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 5658th and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Maputo

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	Brasilia	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.88	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$5840

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

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