Brisbane vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$220
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
66
28
😀 Quality of life
95
41
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.19M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 117% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 930th and 4791st ($2356 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Australia and Mozambique, respectively. Check Australia vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 18th and 7059th 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
$13.8
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$34.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$3971

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603