Cologne vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$2229
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$129
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
92
30
😀 Quality of life
96
42
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.13M

The cost of living in Cologne is 106% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 2067th and 5915th ($1990 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 0.1 months in Maputo. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 15th and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$5840

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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