Copenhagen vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Copenhagen	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2387	$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5438	$3226
🏠 One person rent	$1384	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2466	$1512
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3915	$220
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	93	28
😀 Quality of life	96	41
🏙️ Population	644K	1.19M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 120% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 872nd and 4791st ($2387 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Denmark and Mozambique, respectively. Check Denmark vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 9th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Maputo

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	Copenhagen	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.7	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.2	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1122	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2867	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2046	$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8131	$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.8	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.02	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.2	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$539	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8976	$3971

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329

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