Maputo vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2304
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$513
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
30
42
😀 Quality of life
42
73
🏙️ Population
1.13M
1.42M

The cost of living in Maputo is 15% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5473rd and 4774th ($1014 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Mozambique and Oman, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7657th and 2223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Muscat

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Maputo Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.9
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.73%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4186
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2086
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5827
$10581

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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 Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454