Maputo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maputo	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3226	$3429
🏠 One person rent	$510	$996
🏘️ Family rent	$1512	$1477
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$220	$2566
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	71
😀 Quality of life	41	74
🏙️ Population	1.19M	7.01M

The cost of living in Maputo is 34% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4791st and 2922nd ($1084 vs $1642) 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 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7059th and 1210th 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	$10.9	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$105	$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.2%	5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3971	$9649

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$978
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$447
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$558
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$866
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$746
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$631
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$741
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$755
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$783
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$889
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$908
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$776
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$780
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$637
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$875
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$751
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$845
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$701
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$682
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$535
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$605
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$511
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$837
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$511
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$656
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$719
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$631
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$554
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1014
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$689
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$603

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$768
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$1013
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$860
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$959
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1005
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$910
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$868
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1285
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1327
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1375
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1872
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1810
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$996
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$710
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$646
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$698
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$543
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$875
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$938
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$621
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1673
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$671
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$892
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$606
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$541
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$594
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$559
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1936
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1032
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$606
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$685
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$920
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$798
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$561