London vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$3226
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$1512
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$220
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	28
😀 Quality of life	98	41
🏙️ Population	8.91M	1.19M

The cost of living in London is 206% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 38th and 4791st ($3321 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 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 5th and 7059th 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	$19.7	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$3971

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$978
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$447
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$558
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$866
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$746
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$631
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$741
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$755
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$783
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$889
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$908
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$776
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$780
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$637
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$875
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$751
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$845
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$701
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$682
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$535
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$605
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$511
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$837
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$511
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$656
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$719
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$631
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$554
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1014
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$689
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$603