Dubai vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
64
28
😀 Quality of life
88
41
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.19M

The cost of living in Dubai is 106% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1218th and 4791st ($2229 vs $1084) 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 1.8 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 189th and 7059th 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
$9.9
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$3971

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

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