Maputo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$520	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	28	95
😀 Quality of life	38	63
🏙️ Population	1.13M	11.5M

The cost of living in Maputo is 10% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4869th and 5616th ($1116 vs $1012) 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7151st and 4573rd 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	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$13135

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629