Maputo vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maputo	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2304	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$513	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.7	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$114	$4489
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	30	100
😀 Quality of life	42	100
🏙️ Population	1.13M	5.35M

The cost of living in Maputo is 60% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5473rd and 829th ($1014 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Mozambique and Australia, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7657th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Melbourne

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	Maputo	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$582	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.9	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.73%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4186	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2086	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.87	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5827	$22313

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Cities near Maputo

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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132