Maputo vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maputo	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2304	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$513	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.7	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$114	$4312
😷 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 60% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5473rd and 863rd ($1014 vs $2525) 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 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 7657th and 44th 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	$10.1	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$582	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.9	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.73%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4186	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2086	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.87	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5827	$17274

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Cities near Maputo

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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714