Houston vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$373
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	91	41
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.13M

The cost of living in Houston is 112% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1229th and 5045th ($2265 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 97th and 6875th 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	$17.2	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$5643

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628