Maputo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3076
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$520
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1290
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
28
65
😀 Quality of life
38
83
🏙️ Population
1.13M
1.25M

The cost of living in Maputo is 26% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 4869th and 3679th ($1116 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.2 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 7151st and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$913
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.92%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3581
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2586
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.9
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5539
$5054

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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 Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507