Hamburg City vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$373
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	84	29
😀 Quality of life	94	41
🏙️ Population	1.91M	1.13M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 88% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1818th and 5045th ($2007 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Germany and Mozambique, respectively. Check Germany vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 40th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Maputo

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	Hamburg City	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$5643

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

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