Maputo vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$520	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$656
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$90.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$1630
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	28	20
😀 Quality of life	38	67
🏙️ Population	1.13M	1.41M

The cost of living in Maputo is 31% more expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 4869th and 6257th ($1116 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 17th 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 1.9 months in Medina. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7151st and 3833rd 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	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$37.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$419
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$93
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$95.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$1653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$1056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$6.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$94.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$183
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$7706

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654

Cities near Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1123
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$940
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$879
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$944
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$828
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$940
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$988
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$895
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$806
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$278
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$895
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$294
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$393
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$324
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$314
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$333
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1586
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$694
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1536
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$777
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$915
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$640
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$350
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$707
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1657
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1651
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1372
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$306
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$721
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$847
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1607
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1632
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$1004
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$934
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$934