Maputo vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Maputo Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3076
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$520
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$1290
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
92
😀 Quality of life
38
86
🏙️ Population
1.13M
2.75M

The cost of living in Maputo is 36% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4869th and 2722nd ($1116 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Mozambique and Italy, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7151st and 294th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Maputo vs Rome infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Maputo vs Rome

Prices for goods and services in Maputo and Rome are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Maputo Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$5.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$913
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.92%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3581
$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2586
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.9
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5539
$10781

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262