Maputo vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$531	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	29	95
😀 Quality of life	41	62
🏙️ Population	1.13M	6.21M

The cost of living in Maputo is 17% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 5045th and 5954th ($1068 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Mozambique and Brazil, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 6875th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Maputo	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562