London vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	28
😀 Quality of life	99	38
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.13M

The cost of living in London is 207% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 37th and 4869th ($3427 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in the United Kingdom and Mozambique, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in London compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 2nd and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Maputo

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	London	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$5539

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654