Male vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$2229
🏠 One person rent
$805
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$129
😷 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 36% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4552nd and 5915th ($1311 vs $966) 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 0.7 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 5347th and 7630th 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
$6.02
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$5840

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5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1379
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$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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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