Houston vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$3076
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$1290
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$239
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
100
28
😀 Quality of life
92
38
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.13M

The cost of living in Houston is 101% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1258th and 4869th ($2248 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 4th in the United States and Mozambique, respectively. Check the United States vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 82nd and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$34.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$5539

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654