Cairo vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$162	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	83	28
😀 Quality of life	57	38
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.13M

The cost of living in Cairo is 62% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8926th and 4869th ($424 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Egypt and Mozambique, respectively. Check Egypt vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 5583rd and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Maputo

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	Cairo	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$5539

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

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