Houston vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$2304
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	96	42
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.13M

The cost of living in Houston is 123% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1367th and 5473rd ($2261 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 3rd 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 0.1 months in Maputo. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 14th and 7657th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$5827

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$912
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$494
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$607
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$882
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$875
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$902
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$784
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$851
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$997
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1015
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1104
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$912
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$938
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$742
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1031
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$994
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$872
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$811
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$660
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$615
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$549
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$840
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$611
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$723
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$903
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$691
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$590
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$952
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$953
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$663