Cape Town vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$681	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	56	29
😀 Quality of life	55	42
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.13M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 35% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4637th and 6137th ($1231 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6312th and 7527th 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	$11.5	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$5749

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607