Maputo vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$531	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	41	100
🏙️ Population	1.13M	5.03M

The cost of living in Maputo is 51% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5045th and 1365th ($1068 vs $2194) 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 0.3 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 6875th 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	$9.78	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$19705

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Cities near Maputo

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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963