Maputo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$531	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$2174
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	29	65
😀 Quality of life	41	83
🏙️ Population	1.13M	1.25M

The cost of living in Maputo is 29% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5045th and 3460th ($1068 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6875th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Sharjah

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	Maputo	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$7169

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536