Johannesburg vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Johannesburg	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2754	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$522	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$894	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1761	$129
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	73	30
😀 Quality of life	65	42
🏙️ Population	4.8M	1.13M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 21% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4839th and 5915th ($1171 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in South Africa and Mozambique, respectively. Check South Africa vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 5190th and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Maputo

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	Johannesburg	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.73	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$804	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$689	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1058	$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.12	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.7	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.88	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.48	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.91	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.62	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.21	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.47	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.83	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.38	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.19	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$229	$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5808	$5840

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$916
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$511
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$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
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$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
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1057
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$875
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$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
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$952
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$662