Maputo vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$531	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$3560
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	29	90
😀 Quality of life	41	93
🏙️ Population	1.13M	1.51M

The cost of living in Maputo is 52% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5045th and 1352nd ($1068 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Mozambique and Germany, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6875th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Munich

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	Maputo	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$14702

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Maputo

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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560