Isfahan vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Isfahan	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$501	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1279	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$206	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$42	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	65	29
😀 Quality of life	55	42
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.13M

The cost of living in Isfahan is 45% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8682nd and 6137th ($501 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 69th and 7th in Iran and Mozambique, respectively. Check Iran vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6324th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Maputo

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	Isfahan	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.99	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$0.75	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.15	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.2	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.52	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.93%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1116	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.92	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.98	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.88	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.09	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.8	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$589	$5749

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$476
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$470
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$515
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$459
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$463
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$538
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$508
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$483
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$545
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$530
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$503
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$588
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$494
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$566
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$607
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$560
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$604
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$611
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$457
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$540
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$530
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$622
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$503
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$635
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$684
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$641
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$598
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$637
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$638
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$553
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$640

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607