Cologne vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$111
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
91
29
😀 Quality of life
96
42
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.13M

The cost of living in Cologne is 115% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 2104th and 6137th ($1968 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 7th in Germany and Mozambique, respectively. Check Germany vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 23rd and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$5749

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607