Dhaka vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$121	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$239
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	72	28
😀 Quality of life	54	38
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.13M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 62% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8916th and 4869th ($428 vs $1116) 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 5968th and 7151st 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	$1.9	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$5539

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

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