Maputo vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$520	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	28	100
😀 Quality of life	38	100
🏙️ Population	1.13M	5.03M

The cost of living in Maputo is 53% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4869th and 923rd ($1116 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Mozambique and Australia, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 7151st 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	$10.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$21306

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913