Maputo vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$531	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	29	19
😀 Quality of life	41	75
🏙️ Population	1.13M	630K

The cost of living in Maputo is 6% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 5045th and 4672nd ($1068 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 122nd 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 1.3 months in Palermo. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 6875th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Palermo

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	Maputo	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159