Cologne vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$2304
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$513
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$114
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
92
30
😀 Quality of life
95
42
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.13M

The cost of living in Cologne is 91% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 2200th and 5473rd ($1941 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Germany and Mozambique, respectively. Check Germany vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 21st and 7657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Maputo

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Cologne Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$5827

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663