Maputo vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$915
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2130
$1312
🏠 One person rent
$428
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$250
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
46
😀 Quality of life
42
57
🏙️ Population
1.13M
3M

The cost of living in Maputo is 82% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 6137th and 8663rd ($915 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 66th in Mozambique and Iran, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.5 months in Mashhad. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 7527th and 6167th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$8.48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$12.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$15.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.12%
20.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$1174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$4.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$2.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$2.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$21.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5749
$623

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607

Cities near Mashhad

Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$506
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$512
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1774
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1833
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$489
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1654
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1796
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$509
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$588
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$564
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$658
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$432
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$542
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$433
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$643
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$558
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1770
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$512
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$530
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$439
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$477
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$545
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$598
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$604
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$588
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$607
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$628
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$604
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$622
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$684