Dubai vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dubai	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2309	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5128	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$1523	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$2687	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3493	$239
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	64	28
😀 Quality of life	86	38
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.13M

The cost of living in Dubai is 107% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1098th and 4869th ($2309 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the United Arab Emirates and Mozambique, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 306th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Maputo

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	Dubai	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.1	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$6.12	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.36	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1850	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1170	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3310	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$86	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6006	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3452	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.64	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.2	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.24	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.19	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.98	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.95	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.85	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.9	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.53	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$779	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12682	$5539

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1503
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1232
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1050
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$994
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1810
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1110
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1719
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$561
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$556
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$547
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$520
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1267
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1218
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1226
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$531
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$870
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$687
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$989
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$558
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$878
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$546
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$639
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$467
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$928
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$541
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$537
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$548
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$489
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$831
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$577
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$507

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