Maputo vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1068
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2602
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$531
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$1006
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$373
$903
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
82
😀 Quality of life
41
69
🏙️ Population
1.13M
15.4M

The cost of living in Maputo is 49% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 5045th and 6818th ($1068 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Mozambique and India, respectively. Check Mozambique vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 6875th and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.78
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.1
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.61
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$592
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1399
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.29%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3504
$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.6
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5643
$3007

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$415
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$315
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$295
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$389
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$367
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$311
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$294
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$296