Maputo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2229
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$466
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
66
😀 Quality of life
42
87
🏙️ Population
1.13M
1.25M

The cost of living in Maputo is 34% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5915th and 4144th ($966 vs $1473) 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 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7630th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.1
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4210
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2095
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.72
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5840
$7922

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492