Copenhagen vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Copenhagen	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5751	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$1424	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$2573	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$670	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4295	$239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	93	28
😀 Quality of life	97	38
🏙️ Population	644K	1.13M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 122% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 795th and 4869th ($2483 vs $1116) 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 1.7 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 7151st 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	$20.2	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.66	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$6.74	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.88	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1540	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3033	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2129	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.19%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8402	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5773	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.1	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.14	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.6	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.8	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$121	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$591	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$5539

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2203
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$2006
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1294
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1570
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1867
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$2088
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1459
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1439
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1713
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1306
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1347
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1864
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1333
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1341
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$2046
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1688
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1442
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1966
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1548
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1299
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1499
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1608
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1532
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1578
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1434
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1636
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1328
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1502
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1476
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1654
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1324
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1536
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1364
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1476
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1565
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1546

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654