Maputo vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maputo	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$966	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$4328
😷 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 61% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5915th and 893rd ($966 vs $2496) 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 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7630th 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	$10.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.8	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.1	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.33%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4210	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2095	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$143	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5840	$26129

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Cities near Maputo

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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172