Maputo vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maputo	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$966	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$2197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	91
😀 Quality of life	42	91
🏙️ Population	1.13M	2.75M

The cost of living in Maputo is 54% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5915th and 1819th ($966 vs $2082) 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 0.1 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 7630th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Rome

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	Maputo	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.8	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.1	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.33%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4210	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2095	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$143	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5840	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358