Maputo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maputo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$966	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$466	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	96
😀 Quality of life	42	74
🏙️ Population	1.13M	11.5M

The cost of living in Maputo is 13% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5915th and 5003rd ($966 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and Brazil, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7630th and 2408th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Sao Paulo

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	Maputo	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.1	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.33%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4210	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2095	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$143	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5840	$16798

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$916
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$511
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$912
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$899
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$910
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$792
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$892
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$967
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1049
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1089
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$958
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$948
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$765
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1057
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$875
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$826
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$681
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$551
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$861
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$630
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$731
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$901
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$697
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$952
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$662

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719