London vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$111
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	99	42
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.13M

The cost of living in London is 321% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8th and 6137th ($3851 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.1 months in London compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 5th and 7527th 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	$22.2	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$5749

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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