Dhaka vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$141	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$111
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	73	29
😀 Quality of life	57	42
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.13M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 49% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8829th and 6137th ($464 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Bangladesh and Mozambique, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6151st and 7527th 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	$2.14	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$5749

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607