Delhi vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Delhi	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$510	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$221	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$445	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$185	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.4	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$769	$373
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	94	29
😀 Quality of life	61	41
🏙️ Population	26.5M	1.13M

The cost of living in Delhi is 52% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8558th and 5045th ($510 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in India and Mozambique, respectively. Check India vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Delhi compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Delhi ranked 9th best city to live in India vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 5071st and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Delhi vs Maputo

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	Delhi	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.47	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.6	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$580	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$326	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.3	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.53	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.79%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2062	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1179	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.29	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.38	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.81	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.8	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.59	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.18	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.5	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.6	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$91.5	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1949	$5643

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Cities near Delhi

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Noida	$425
20 km or 12 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
29 km or 18 mi	Gurgaon	$536
29 km or 18 mi	Faridabad	$368
42 km or 26 mi	Sonipat	$274
59 km or 37 mi	Meerut	$342
68 km or 43 mi	Rohtak	$265
106 km or 66 mi	Bhiwani	$321
122 km or 76 mi	Aligarh	$283
130 km or 81 mi	Sambhal	$307
136 km or 84 mi	Alwar	$289
139 km or 87 mi	Mathura	$292
148 km or 92 mi	Saharanpur	$283
149 km or 92 mi	Moradabad	$309
154 km or 96 mi	Hisar	$251
183 km or 114 mi	Agra	$353
191 km or 119 mi	Rishikesh	$349
200 km or 124 mi	Dehradun	$372
217 km or 135 mi	Bareilly	$288
219 km or 136 mi	Patiala	$365
234 km or 145 mi	Chandigarh	$369
235 km or 146 mi	Sikar	$350
236 km or 146 mi	Jaipur	$376
271 km or 168 mi	Shimla	$272
282 km or 175 mi	Ludhiana	$441
289 km or 180 mi	Gwalior	$328
305 km or 190 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
330 km or 205 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
335 km or 208 mi	Jalandhar	$358
353 km or 219 mi	Ajmer	$279
382 km or 237 mi	Jhansi	$368
388 km or 241 mi	Bikaner	$297
392 km or 244 mi	Kanpur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Amritsar	$383
411 km or 256 mi	Kota	$339
419 km or 260 mi	Lucknow	$366
423 km or 263 mi	Lahore	$411
428 km or 266 mi	Pathankot	$355
434 km or 270 mi	Okara	$300
449 km or 279 mi	Bhilwara	$340

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628