Jeddah vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1210
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2901
$2304
🏠 One person rent
$583
$513
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$315
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1673
$114
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
45
30
😀 Quality of life
76
42
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.13M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 19% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4730th and 5473rd ($1210 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saudi Arabia and Mozambique, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jeddah compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 1324th and 7657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.59
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$599
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$732
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.6
$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.32%
26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1601
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1010
$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.3
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.52
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.18
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.65
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.7
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.2
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8743
$5827

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$1031
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$976
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$791
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1164
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$890
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$873
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$871
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$919
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$483
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$834
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$484
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$993
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$864
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1124
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$513
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$350
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$475
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$938
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$738
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$947
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$481
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1036
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$379
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$439
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$334
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1628
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$338
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$532
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$476
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$748
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$429
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$872
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$476
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$375
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$753
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$803
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$478

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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