Maputo vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$531	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$3146
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	99
😀 Quality of life	41	95
🏙️ Population	1.13M	2.15M

The cost of living in Maputo is 53% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5045th and 1222nd ($1068 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Mozambique and France, respectively. Check Mozambique vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 6875th and 25th 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	$9.78	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293