Copenhagen vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Copenhagen	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2601	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6038	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$1451	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$2570	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$221	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4591	$111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	92	29
😀 Quality of life	98	42
🏙️ Population	667K	1.13M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 184% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 713th and 6137th ($2601 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Denmark and Mozambique, respectively. Check Denmark vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 10th and 7527th 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	$23.6	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$109	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.3	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.14	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$6.84	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.58	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1734	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3186	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2138	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9559	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6448	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.63	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$116	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.7	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.19	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.69	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.62	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.5	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.7	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$125	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$614	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17654	$5749

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2617
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2379
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2184
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1421
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1757
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2086
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2280
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1619
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1598
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1485
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1591
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1485
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2029
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1472
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1386
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1362
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1805
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1785
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1502
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2088
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1523
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1444
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1770
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1668
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1481
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1675
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1515
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1529
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1869
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1482
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1563
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1675
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1861
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1460
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1662
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1421
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1467
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1658
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1678

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