Dubai vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$373
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	65	29
😀 Quality of life	87	41
🏙️ Population	3.33M	1.13M

The cost of living in Dubai is 123% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 989th and 5045th ($2379 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 288th and 6875th 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	$10.9	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$5643

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628