Maputo vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$2178
🏠 One person rent	$520	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$846
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	28	82
😀 Quality of life	38	67
🏙️ Population	1.13M	5.38M

The cost of living in Maputo is 28% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4869th and 6204th ($1116 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Mozambique and Russia, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7151st and 3645th 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	$10.9	$7.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$1149
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$5.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	16.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$3238
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$2069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$98.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$6847

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$846
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$979
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1149
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1378
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1439
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1416
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1447
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1230
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$973
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1389
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1453
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$440
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1120
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1453
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1532
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1123
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1631
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1782
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1499
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1570
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$514
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1936
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1278
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1562
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1360
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2023
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1534
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1447
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$966
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1431
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1363
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1467
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1466
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1414
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1584
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1102
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1525