Maputo vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$915
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2130
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$428
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$1300
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
22
😀 Quality of life
42
70
🏙️ Population
1.13M
1.41M

The cost of living in Maputo is 23% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6137th and 4743rd ($915 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7527th and 4114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.12%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5749
$5508

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987