Maputo vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$2698
🏠 One person rent	$520	$551
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$1727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	28	44
😀 Quality of life	38	68
🏙️ Population	1.13M	1.42M

The cost of living in Maputo is 0.5% more expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4869th and 4893rd ($1116 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and Oman, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 7151st and 3189th 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	$10.9	$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$11.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$8649

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654

Cities near Muscat

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Seeb	$994
132 km or 82 mi	Nizwa	$786
277 km or 172 mi	Chabahar	$687
284 km or 177 mi	Fujairah	$1232
297 km or 184 mi	Al Ain	$1050
356 km or 221 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
372 km or 231 mi	Ajman	$2084
375 km or 233 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
377 km or 235 mi	Sharjah	$1503
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
439 km or 273 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
451 km or 280 mi	Iranshahr	$639
463 km or 288 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
503 km or 313 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
569 km or 354 mi	Jiroft	$547
611 km or 380 mi	Bam	$531
691 km or 429 mi	Zahedan	$831
711 km or 442 mi	Sirjan	$520
739 km or 459 mi	Doha	$1810
740 km or 460 mi	Jahrom	$561
752 km or 467 mi	Al Khor	$1719
757 km or 470 mi	Kerman	$467
770 km or 479 mi	Fasa	$556
797 km or 495 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
858 km or 533 mi	Riffa	$1218
858 km or 533 mi	Manama	$1267
860 km or 534 mi	Isa Town	$1226
865 km or 537 mi	Karachi	$429
870 km or 541 mi	Salalah	$806
873 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$548
898 km or 558 mi	Shiraz	$558
901 km or 560 mi	Dhahran	$870
902 km or 561 mi	Marvdasht	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Dammam	$989
926 km or 575 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
938 km or 583 mi	Qatif	$878
960 km or 596 mi	Kazerun	$537
966 km or 600 mi	Borazjan	$541
973 km or 604 mi	Jubail	$928
976 km or 606 mi	Bushehr	$548