Jeddah vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1209
$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2848
$2229
🏠 One person rent
$584
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$940
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2099
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
45
30
😀 Quality of life
78
42
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.13M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 25% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4757th and 5915th ($1209 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Saudi Arabia and Mozambique, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 990th and 7630th 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
$6.63
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.1
$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.98
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.68
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$556
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.8
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.97%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1688
$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1003
$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.1
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.41
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.19
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.58
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.61
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$86.8
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.1
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7655
$5840

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$906
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$893
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$902
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$942
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$498
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$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494

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Distance City Cost of living
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$916
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$511
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$950
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$652
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$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
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$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
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$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
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$604
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$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
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$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
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$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
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$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662