Madrid vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	98	30
😀 Quality of life	90	42
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.13M

The cost of living in Madrid is 116% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 1805th and 5915th ($2089 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Spain and Mozambique, respectively. Check Spain vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 190th and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Maputo

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	Madrid	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$5840

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

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