Maputo vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maputo	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3226	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$510	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1512	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$220	$1784
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	28	41
😀 Quality of life	41	54
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.68M

The cost of living in Maputo is 5% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 4791st and 5103rd ($1084 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Mozambique and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7059th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Mecca

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	Maputo	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$105	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.2%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3971	$4708

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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

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1100
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$938
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$892
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$844
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$920
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$923
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$860
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$1047
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$466
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$467
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$467
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$1013
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$498
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$996
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$466
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1095
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1061
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$280
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1642
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$523
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$467
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1000
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$404
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$800
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$466
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$434
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$443
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$470
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$440
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$481
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$854
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$625
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$490