Brisbane vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	66	28
😀 Quality of life	97	38
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.13M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 123% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 781st and 4869th ($2491 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Australia and Mozambique, respectively. Check Australia vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 15th and 7151st 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	$14	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$5539

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654