Maputo vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$510
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1512
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$220
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
20
😀 Quality of life
41
52
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.18M

The cost of living in Maputo is 22% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4791st and 6017th ($1084 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 15th 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 Medina. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7059th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Medina

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Maputo Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$105
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.2%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2315
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3971
$9496

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964