Brisbane vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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