Maputo vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$510
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$1512
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$220
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
28
44
😀 Quality of life
41
68
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.42M

The cost of living in Maputo is 4% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4791st and 4635th ($1084 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Mozambique and Oman, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7059th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$105
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.2%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2315
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3971
$8464

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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 Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646