Maputo vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Maputo Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$532
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2304
$1289
🏠 One person rent
$513
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$380
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
33
😀 Quality of life
42
42
🏙️ Population
1.13M
2.96M

The cost of living in Maputo is 91% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 5473rd and 8488th ($1014 vs $532) 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 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 7657th and 7615th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Maputo vs Sanaa

Prices for goods and services in Maputo and Sanaa are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Maputo Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.9
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.73%
12.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4186
$1597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2086
$852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$6.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$3.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$3.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5827
$4197

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$476
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$478
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$488
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$476
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$475
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$497
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$864
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$871
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$564
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$590
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$873
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$484
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$563
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$477
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$890
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$748
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$513
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$481
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$993
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$521
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$483
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$682
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$931
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$1045
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$1050
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$923
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1031
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$947
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$800
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1210
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$976
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$872
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1628
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$816
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$910