Maputo vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$510
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$1512
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$220
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
82
😀 Quality of life
41
65
🏙️ Population
1.19M
15.4M

The cost of living in Maputo is 53% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4791st and 6763rd ($1084 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Mozambique and India, respectively. Check Mozambique vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.2 months in Mumbai. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 7059th and 4571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$105
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.2%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2315
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$3.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3971
$2517

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325