Maputo vs Naples - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maputo	Naples
🚶 Cost of living one person	$966	$1615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$3721
🏠 One person rent	$466	$830
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1380
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$1805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	76
😀 Quality of life	42	84
🏙️ Population	1.13M	913K

The cost of living in Maputo is 40% less expensive than in Naples. Cities ranked 5915th and 3595th ($966 vs $1615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 42nd 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 1.1 months in Naples. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Naples ranked 7th in Italy, while ranked 7630th and 497th 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	$10.2	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.8	$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$941
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.1	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.33%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4210	$5096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2095	$2428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$8.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$84.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$93.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$143	$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5840	$7022

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$916
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$511
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$912
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$899
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$910
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$792
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$892
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$967
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1049
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1089
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$958
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$948
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$765
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1057
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$875
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$826
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$681
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$551
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$861
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$630
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$731
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$901
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$697
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$952
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$662

Cities near Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1332
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1227
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1718
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1537
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1233
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1312
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$1083
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1502
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1180
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1367
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1363
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1405
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1435
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1165
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1419
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1409
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1495
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1814
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1440
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1237
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1187
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1379
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$2082
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$1200
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1286
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1442
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1322
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1441
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1646
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1128
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1245
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675