Maputo vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2304
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$513
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
30
96
😀 Quality of life
42
72
🏙️ Population
1.13M
13.3M

The cost of living in Maputo is 40% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 5473rd and 3277th ($1014 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Mozambique and Russia, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 7657th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Moscow

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Maputo Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.9
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.73%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4186
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2086
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5827
$20160

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749