Maputo vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2304
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$513
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1337
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
23
😀 Quality of life
42
69
🏙️ Population
1.13M
1.41M

The cost of living in Maputo is 13% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5473rd and 4843rd ($1014 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 7657th and 4103rd 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
$10.1
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.9
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.73%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4186
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2086
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5827
$5520

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077