Brisbane vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4896
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$1253
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$2149
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$525
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3956
$111
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
66
29
😀 Quality of life
98
42
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.13M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 126% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1813th and 6137th ($2065 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 7th in Australia and Mozambique, respectively. Check Australia vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 9th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.7
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1022
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2603
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1816
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.2
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8291
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6020
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.8
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.11
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.8
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.28
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.1
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.35
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.3
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.5
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1795
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11423
$5749

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1662
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1798
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2140
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2297
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1710
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1697
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1639
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2471
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1712
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1595
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1184
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1503
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1482
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1839
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1747
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2181
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1888
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1599
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2292
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2640
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1568
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1364
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1580
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1678
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2019
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1667
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1683
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1662
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1771
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1362
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1813
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1768
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1725
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2308
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1706
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1681
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1736

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