Brisbane vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	66	29
😀 Quality of life	97	41
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.13M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 89% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1792nd and 5045th ($2016 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 0.3 months in Maputo. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 7th and 6875th 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	$13.3	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$5643

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628