Maputo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$510
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1512
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$220
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
28
65
😀 Quality of life
41
82
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.25M

The cost of living in Maputo is 33% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4791st and 3028th ($1084 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Mozambique and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Mozambique vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7059th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$7.46
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$105
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.2%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2315
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$10.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3971
$5193

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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 Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541