Dhaka vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$118	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$373
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	72	29
😀 Quality of life	54	41
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.13M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 60% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8899th and 5045th ($430 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and Mozambique, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 5971st and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Maputo

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	Dhaka	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$5643

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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