Maputo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2304
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$513
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$2284
😷 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 38% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5473rd and 3485th ($1014 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 7657th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.9
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.73%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4186
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2086
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5827
$10912

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459