Male vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Male	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1295	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3008	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$809	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.7	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	7	28
😀 Quality of life	61	38
🏙️ Population	133K	1.13M

The cost of living in Male is 16% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4342nd and 4869th ($1295 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Maldives and Mozambique, respectively. Check Maldives vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 5145th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Maputo

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	Male	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.57	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$98.8	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.54%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2675	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.2	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.38	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.9	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.27	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$170	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3225	$5539

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352

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