Maputo vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$1370
🏠 One person rent	$531	$239
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$485
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	35
😀 Quality of life	41	35
🏙️ Population	1.13M	2.96M

The cost of living in Maputo is 96% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5045th and 8272nd ($1068 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Mozambique and Yemen, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6875th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Sanaa

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	Maputo	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$2809

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628

Cities near Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$481
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$486
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$496
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$482
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$482
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$507
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$937
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$503
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$910
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$571
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$902
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$486
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$542
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$484
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$905
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$662
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$520
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$487
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$518
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$488
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$660
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$838
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$764
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$718
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$897
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$979
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$1006
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1146
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1637
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$809
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$886