Cologne vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$967
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$220
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
92
28
😀 Quality of life
96
41
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.19M

The cost of living in Cologne is 62% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 2484th and 4791st ($1752 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 1st best city to live in Germany vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 12th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$3971

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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