Cologne vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3076
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1290
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$239
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
92
28
😀 Quality of life
97
38
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.13M

The cost of living in Cologne is 66% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 2308th and 4869th ($1851 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in Germany and Mozambique, respectively. Check Germany vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 16th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$5539

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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