Maputo vs Mashhad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Mashhad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$1452
🏠 One person rent	$531	$169
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$391
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$216
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	46
😀 Quality of life	41	50
🏙️ Population	1.13M	3M

The cost of living in Maputo is 110% more expensive than in Mashhad. Cities ranked 5045th and 8574th ($1068 vs $508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 84th in Mozambique and Iran, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 0.4 months in Mashhad. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Mashhad ranked 3rd in Iran, while ranked 6875th and 6227th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Mashhad

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	Maputo	Mashhad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$8.75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$13.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	20.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$4.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$4.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$1.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$0.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$13.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$95.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$68
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$618

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628

Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788