Male vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$2304
🏠 One person rent
$810
$513
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$114
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
8
30
😀 Quality of life
64
42
🏙️ Population
133K
1.13M

The cost of living in Male is 30% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4490th and 5473rd ($1321 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Maldives and Mozambique, respectively. Check Maldives vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 5278th and 7657th 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
$6.01
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$5827

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5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
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$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663