Hamburg City vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamburg City	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5194	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$1163	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$2033	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$276	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4099	$129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	84	30
😀 Quality of life	95	42
🏙️ Population	1.91M	1.13M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 127% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1513th and 5915th ($2194 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Germany and Mozambique, respectively. Check Germany vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 31st and 7630th 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	$17.8	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.94	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9649	$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5540	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.53	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.5	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.3	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23203	$5840

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1650
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1635
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1667
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1569
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1626
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1662
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1598
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1624
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1554
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1685
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1563
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1586
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1767
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1588
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1716
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1571
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1580
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1648
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1586
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1494
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1588
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1525
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1559
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1574
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1498
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1566
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1825
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1337
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1752
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1470
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1529
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1563
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1443
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1575
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1583
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1492

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$916
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$511
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$912
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$899
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$910
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$792
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$892
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$967
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1049
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1089
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$958
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$948
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$765
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1057
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$875
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$826
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$681
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$551
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$861
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$630
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$731
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$901
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$697
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$952
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$662