Hamburg City vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hamburg City	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2172	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5195	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$1961	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$611	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$270	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3668	$111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	84	29
😀 Quality of life	95	42
🏙️ Population	1.91M	1.13M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 137% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1536th and 6137th ($2172 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 0.1 months in Maputo. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 41st and 7527th 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	$20.9	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.1	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1214	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2245	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1554	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9266	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6228	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.19	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$68	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.99	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.9	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.7	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.6	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27074	$5749

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1624
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1605
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1602
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1649
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1559
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1611
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1558
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1635
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1588
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1610
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1666
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1537
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1566
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1743
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1601
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1572
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1585
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1640
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1589
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1527
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1678
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1488
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1589
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1579
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1527
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1543
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1796
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1785
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1515
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1536
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1564
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1421
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1591
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1623
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1429

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607