Jeddah vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jeddah	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1155	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2694	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$541	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$841	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$325	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2303	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	45	29
😀 Quality of life	79	42
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.13M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 26% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4809th and 6137th ($1155 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th in Saudi Arabia and Mozambique, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 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 894th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Maputo

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	Jeddah	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.64	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.98	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.73	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$484	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$881	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.3	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.61	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.94	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.64	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.34	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$85.1	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6703	$5749

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1162
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$791
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1182
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$918
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$903
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$911
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$940
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$500
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$862
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$499
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$860
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1116
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$533
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$348
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$498
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$967
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$825
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$971
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1069
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$365
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$428
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$346
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1627
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$354
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$560
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$498
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$826
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$517
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$791
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$499
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$398
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$769
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$879
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$500

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