Maputo vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maputo	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$966	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	30	99
😀 Quality of life	42	96
🏙️ Population	1.13M	2.11M

The cost of living in Maputo is 61% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5915th and 916th ($966 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and France, respectively. Check Mozambique vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 7630th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Paris

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	Maputo	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.8	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.1	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.33%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4210	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2095	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$143	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5840	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544