Manama vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3148
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$807
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1414
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.6
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2188
$220
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
44
28
😀 Quality of life
70
41
🏙️ Population
157K
1.19M

The cost of living in Manama is 27% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 3950th and 4791st ($1375 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bahrain and Mozambique, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Manama compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 3031st and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.12
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.3
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.49
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.4
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$5.68
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$798
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$612
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.5
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.85%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2294
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1484
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.1
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$34.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.47
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.29
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.16
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.2
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10676
$3971

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1327
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1285
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$959
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$868
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1810
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$910
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1872
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$646
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$621
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$798
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$606
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$606
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1642
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$890
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1424
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$604
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$710
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2229
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$541
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1612
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$708
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$1841
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$561
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$543
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$540
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$698
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$875
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1132
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1191
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$559
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603