Maputo vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maputo	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2304	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$513	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.7	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$114	$4370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	30	94
😀 Quality of life	42	96
🏙️ Population	1.13M	2.14M

The cost of living in Maputo is 60% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5473rd and 791st ($1014 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Mozambique and Australia, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 7657th and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Perth

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	Maputo	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$582	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.9	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.73%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4186	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2086	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.87	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5827	$17749

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$912
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$494
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$607
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$882
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$875
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$902
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$784
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$851
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$997
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1015
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1104
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$912
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$938
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$742
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1031
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$994
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$872
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$811
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$660
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$615
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$549
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$840
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$611
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$723
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$903
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$691
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$590
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$952
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$953
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$663

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913