Doha vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Doha Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1872
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4426
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$1210
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$2321
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3462
$220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
45
28
😀 Quality of life
79
41
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.19M

The cost of living in Doha is 73% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 2137th and 4791st ($1872 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Qatar and Mozambique, respectively. Check Qatar vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Doha compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 501st and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Doha Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.62
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.41
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.2
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2886
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1882
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.7
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5109
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4264
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.56
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.03
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.67
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$114
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.8
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$754
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10518
$3971

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Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875

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