Chennai vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chennai	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$434	$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1151	$3226
🏠 One person rent	$161	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$376	$1512
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.9	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$220
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	78	28
😀 Quality of life	68	41
🏙️ Population	10.3M	1.19M

The cost of living in Chennai is 60% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8842nd and 4791st ($434 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in India and Mozambique, respectively. Check India vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 3676th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Maputo

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	Chennai	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.09	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.54	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.8	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.2	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.9	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.3	$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.38%	21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1913	$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$882	$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.16	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.08	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.31	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.72	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.8	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.02	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.58	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.5	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$42.5	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$85.5	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$3971

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$337
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$269
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$415
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$339
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$343
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$326
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$367
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$356
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$350
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$326
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$328
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$357
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$585
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$316
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$359
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$337
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$383
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$319
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$399
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$312
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$317
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$287
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$327
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$345
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$341
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$321
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$334
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$309
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$358
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$350
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$309
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$384
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$310
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$353
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$358
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$369
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$325

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