Maputo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$531	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	95
😀 Quality of life	41	65
🏙️ Population	1.13M	11.5M

The cost of living in Maputo is 9% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5045th and 5654th ($1068 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Mozambique and Brazil, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6875th and 4281st 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	$9.78	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$14254

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611