Maputo vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$510
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1512
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$220
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
35
😀 Quality of life
41
23
🏙️ Population
1.19M
2.96M

The cost of living in Maputo is 107% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4791st and 8335th ($1084 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and Yemen, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 7059th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.82
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$105
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.2%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2315
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$5.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3971
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840