Maputo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maputo	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$966	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$3539
🏠 One person rent	$466	$946
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1446
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$2285
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	30	70
😀 Quality of life	42	78
🏙️ Population	1.13M	7.01M

The cost of living in Maputo is 41% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5915th and 3529th ($966 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7630th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Riyadh

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	Maputo	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.8	$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.1	$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.33%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4210	$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2095	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$143	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5840	$9443

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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 Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$931
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$815
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$931
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1037
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$823
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1109
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1192
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2014
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1923
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1461
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$775
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$711
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$707
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$465
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$556
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$551
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$906
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$489
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$664
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1168
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$523
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$492
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$581
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$571
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1107
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$565
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$893
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$545
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$487