Maputo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maputo	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3226	$2623
🏠 One person rent	$510	$486
🏘️ Family rent	$1512	$869
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$220	$674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	28	91
😀 Quality of life	41	77
🏙️ Population	1.19M	6.26M

The cost of living in Maputo is 0.9% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4791st and 4828th ($1084 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and Chile, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.6 months in Santiago. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7059th and 685th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Santiago

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	Maputo	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$73.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$105	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.2%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$2369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$2543
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3971	$6400

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Cities near Maputo

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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440