Maputo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maputo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2130	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$428	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.3	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	95
😀 Quality of life	42	69
🏙️ Population	1.13M	11.5M

The cost of living in Maputo is 13% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6137th and 5192nd ($915 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 7527th and 4142nd 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	$9.36	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.6	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.12%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5749	$15428

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666