Maputo vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$1377
🏠 One person rent	$520	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$486
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$198
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	28	35
😀 Quality of life	38	19
🏙️ Population	1.13M	2.96M

The cost of living in Maputo is 103% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 4869th and 8269th ($1116 vs $550) 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 7151st and 8890th 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	$10.9	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$4
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$2963

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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 Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$491
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$491
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$504
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$489
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$488
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$514
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$934
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$509
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$915
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$553
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$584
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$895
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$492
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$554
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$491
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$895
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$686
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$524
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$490
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$527
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$491
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$684
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$814
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$671
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$626
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$946
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$940
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$988
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1123
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1586
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$806
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$810