Maputo vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1068
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2602
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$531
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$1006
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$373
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
20
😀 Quality of life
41
66
🏙️ Population
1.13M
1.41M

The cost of living in Maputo is 12% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5045th and 4439th ($1068 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6875th and 3899th 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
$9.78
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.1
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.61
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$592
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1399
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.29%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3504
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.6
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5643
$7421

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905