Maputo vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maputo	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$966	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$4507
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	30	90
😀 Quality of life	42	94
🏙️ Population	1.13M	1.51M

The cost of living in Maputo is 61% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5915th and 889th ($966 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and Germany, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 7630th and 38th 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	$10.2	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.8	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.1	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.33%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4210	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2095	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$143	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5840	$16629

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748