Maputo vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maputo	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2130	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$428	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.3	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	29	82
😀 Quality of life	42	71
🏙️ Population	1.13M	5.65M

The cost of living in Maputo is 6% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6137th and 5813th ($915 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 4th in Mozambique and Russia, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7527th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Saint Petersburg

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	Maputo	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.36	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.6	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.12%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5749	$10534

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566