Cape Town vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$773	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	55	30
😀 Quality of life	55	42
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.13M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 41% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4432nd and 5915th ($1366 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in South Africa and Mozambique, respectively. Check South Africa vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6382nd and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Maputo

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	Cape Town	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$5840

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$916
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$511
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$912
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$899
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$910
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$792
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$892
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$967
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1049
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1089
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$958
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$948
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$765
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1057
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$875
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$826
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$681
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$551
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$861
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$630
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$731
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$901
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$697
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$952
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$662