Istanbul vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$649	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	95	29
😀 Quality of life	76	41
🏙️ Population	15.7M	1.13M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 17% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4347th and 5045th ($1248 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Turkey and Mozambique, respectively. Check Turkey vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 850th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Maputo

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	Istanbul	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$5643

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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