Maputo vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$531	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	100
😀 Quality of life	41	95
🏙️ Population	1.13M	8.8M

The cost of living in Maputo is 76% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5045th and 3rd ($1068 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6875th and 22nd 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	$9.78	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$21465

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111