Maputo vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2229
$2347
🏠 One person rent
$466
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$1243
😷 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 17% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5915th and 4849th ($966 vs $1168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 7630th and 4347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$91.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.1
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4210
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2095
$1287
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.72
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$2.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5840
$5515

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662

Cities near Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1209
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010