Maputo vs Naples - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maputo	Naples
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2304	$3664
🏠 One person rent	$513	$798
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$1342
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$501
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.7	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$114	$1889
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	76
😀 Quality of life	42	85
🏙️ Population	1.13M	913K

The cost of living in Maputo is 35% less expensive than in Naples. Cities ranked 5473rd and 3728th ($1014 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 44th in Mozambique and Italy, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.2 months in Naples. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Naples ranked 5th in Italy, while ranked 7657th and 421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Naples

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	Maputo	Naples
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$1604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$582	$1018
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.9	$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.73%	3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4186	$4723
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2086	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$6.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.87	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$81.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$91.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5827	$8055

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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 Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1346
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1217
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1685
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1505
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1201
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1305
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$1048
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1474
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1166
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1355
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1327
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1400
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1425
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1173
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1417
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1309
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1473
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1779
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1432
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1211
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1296
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1400
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$1972
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$1179
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1280
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1440
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1316
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1436
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1617
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1128
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1230
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683