Maputo vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maputo	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3226	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$510	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$1512	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$220	$6298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	100
😀 Quality of life	41	96
🏙️ Population	1.19M	8.8M

The cost of living in Maputo is 73% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4791st and 6th ($1084 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Mozambique and the United States, respectively. Check Mozambique vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 7059th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs New York City

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	Maputo	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$105	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.2%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3971	$17859

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$978
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$447
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$558
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$866
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$746
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$631
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$741
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$755
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$783
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$889
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$908
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$776
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$780
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$637
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$875
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$751
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$845
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$701
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$682
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$535
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$605
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$511
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$837
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$511
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$656
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$719
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$631
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$554
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1014
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$689
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$603

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028