Chennai vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$152	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	78	29
😀 Quality of life	66	41
🏙️ Population	6.6M	1.13M

The cost of living in Chennai is 60% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8897th and 5045th ($430 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Maputo. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 4021st and 6875th 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	$1.83	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$5643

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628