Maputo vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maputo	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$966	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$4181
😷 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 61% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 5915th and 978th ($966 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 7630th and 10th 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	$10.2	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.8	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.1	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.33%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4210	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2095	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$143	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5840	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894