Brisbane vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$2304
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	66	30
😀 Quality of life	97	42
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.13M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 129% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1241st and 5473rd ($2323 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd 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 3rd and 7657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Maputo

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	Brisbane	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$5827

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$912
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$494
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$607
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$882
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$875
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$902
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$784
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$851
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$997
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1015
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1104
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$912
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$938
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$742
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1031
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$994
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$872
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$811
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$660
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$615
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$549
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$840
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$611
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$723
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$903
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$691
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$590
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$952
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$953
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$663