Houston vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Houston vs Maputo

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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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Cities near Houston

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