Dhaka vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$3226
🏠 One person rent	$106	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$1512
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$220
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	72	28
😀 Quality of life	57	41
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.19M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 58% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8745th and 4791st ($456 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bangladesh and Mozambique, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 5727th and 7059th 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	$2.5	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$3971

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$978
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$447
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$558
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$866
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$746
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$631
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$741
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$755
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$783
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$889
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$908
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$776
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$780
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$637
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$875
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$751
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$845
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$701
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$682
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$535
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$605
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$511
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$837
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$511
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$656
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$719
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$631
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$554
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1014
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$689
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$603