Brasilia vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$386	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	28	29
😀 Quality of life	61	42
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.13M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 4% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6320th and 6137th ($882 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 5763rd and 7527th 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	$6.87	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$5749

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629

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