Cologne vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$2602
🏠 One person rent
$947
$531
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1006
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$373
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
92
29
😀 Quality of life
96
41
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.13M

The cost of living in Cologne is 63% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 2551st and 5045th ($1744 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Maputo. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 12th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$5643

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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