Maputo vs Naples - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Naples
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$1396
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$3278
🏠 One person rent	$531	$694
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$1182
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$1270
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	29	77
😀 Quality of life	41	82
🏙️ Population	1.13M	913K

The cost of living in Maputo is 24% less expensive than in Naples. Cities ranked 5045th and 3883rd ($1068 vs $1396) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 43rd in Mozambique and Italy, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 0.9 months in Naples. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Naples ranked 8th in Italy, while ranked 6875th and 465th 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	$9.78	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$56.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$721
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$870
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$5006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$6.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$9.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$79.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$5500

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Cities near Maputo

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 Naples

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
12 km or 7.6 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
25 km or 15 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
27 km or 17 mi	Caserta	$1181
28 km or 17 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
28 km or 17 mi	Aversa	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Amalfi	$1521
46 km or 29 mi	Salerno	$1380
46 km or 29 mi	Avellino	$1061
55 km or 34 mi	Benevento	$1165
88 km or 55 mi	Campobasso	$955
98 km or 61 mi	Terracina	$1340
117 km or 72 mi	Frosinone	$1046
129 km or 80 mi	Foggia	$1161
132 km or 82 mi	Potenza	$1229
133 km or 83 mi	Latina	$1250
144 km or 90 mi	Colleferro	$1270
146 km or 91 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
150 km or 93 mi	Avezzano	$1058
152 km or 94 mi	Anzio	$1289
157 km or 98 mi	San Giovanni Rotondo	$1221
169 km or 105 mi	Chieti	$1294
170 km or 106 mi	Frascati	$1562
178 km or 111 mi	Andria	$1228
179 km or 111 mi	Barletta	$1070
181 km or 113 mi	Pescara	$1312
184 km or 114 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
188 km or 117 mi	Trani	$1301
189 km or 117 mi	Rome	$1718
191 km or 119 mi	Vatican City	$964
199 km or 124 mi	Matera	$1134
201 km or 125 mi	Molfetta	$1264
208 km or 129 mi	Teramo	$1171
210 km or 130 mi	Rieti	$1224
220 km or 137 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
222 km or 138 mi	Bari	$1337
232 km or 144 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
234 km or 145 mi	Terni	$1004
241 km or 150 mi	Cosenza	$1072
248 km or 154 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543