Copenhagen vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Copenhagen	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2555	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5866	$2304
🏠 One person rent	$1447	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$2513	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4784	$114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	94	30
😀 Quality of life	97	42
🏙️ Population	667K	1.13M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 152% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 805th and 5473rd ($2555 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Denmark and Mozambique, respectively. Check Denmark vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 5th and 7657th 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	$21.1	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$7.32	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.12	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1680	$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2988	$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2119	$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11390	$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7705	$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.4	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.33	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.26	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.75	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.4	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$38	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12710	$5827

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2195
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1423
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1793
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$2151
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2220
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1567
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1568
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$2053
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1504
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1583
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1478
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$2073
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1399
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1358
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1893
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1792
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1429
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$2135
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1584
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1441
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1731
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1650
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1477
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1638
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1621
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1483
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1840
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1464
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1570
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1654
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1852
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1411
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1637
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1415
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1475
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1723
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1557

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