London vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	96	42
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.13M

The cost of living in London is 287% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 20th and 5915th ($3740 vs $966) 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 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 12th and 7630th 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	$22.5	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$5840

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

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