Maputo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maputo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3226	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$510	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$1512	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$220	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	28	95
😀 Quality of life	41	64
🏙️ Population	1.19M	12.4M

The cost of living in Maputo is 4% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4791st and 5031st ($1084 vs $1042) 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 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7059th and 4799th 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	$10.9	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$105	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.2%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3971	$12031

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659