Izmir vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$513	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	68	29
😀 Quality of life	72	42
🏙️ Population	4.49M	1.13M

The cost of living in Izmir is 14% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5223rd and 6137th ($1046 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th 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 Izmir compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 3140th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Maputo

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	Izmir	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$5749

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

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