Maputo vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maputo	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2304	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$513	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.7	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$114	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	30	85
😀 Quality of life	42	71
🏙️ Population	1.13M	5.65M

The cost of living in Maputo is 11% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 5473rd and 4898th ($1014 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7657th and 3542nd 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	$10.1	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$582	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.9	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.73%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4186	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2086	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.87	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5827	$13865

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$912
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$494
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$607
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$882
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$875
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$902
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$784
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$851
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$997
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1015
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1104
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$912
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$938
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$742
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1031
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$994
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$872
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$811
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$660
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$615
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$549
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$840
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$611
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$723
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$903
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$691
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$590
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$952
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$953
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$663

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597