Maputo vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1068
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2602
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$531
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$1006
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$373
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
29
43
😀 Quality of life
41
70
🏙️ Population
1.13M
1.42M

The cost of living in Maputo is 2% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5045th and 4892nd ($1068 vs $1090) 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 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6875th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.78
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.61
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$592
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1399
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.29%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3504
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.6
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5643
$10296

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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 Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551