Maputo vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$2659
🏠 One person rent	$531	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$1646
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	29	42
😀 Quality of life	41	54
🏙️ Population	1.13M	2.43M

The cost of living in Maputo is 9% more expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 5045th and 5632nd ($1068 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Mozambique and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6875th and 5982nd 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	$9.78	$4.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$7.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	4.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$1496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$1212
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$5.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$32.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$4682

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1146
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$905
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$1215
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$829
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$902
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$910
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$861
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$937
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$961
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$488
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$482
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$486
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$969
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$520
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$846
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$487
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1131
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1006
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$329
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1637
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$546
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$481
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1078
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$335
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$662
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$482
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$342
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$362
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$486
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$336
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$496
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$781
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$381
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$507