Maputo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2304
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$513
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
30
66
😀 Quality of life
42
86
🏙️ Population
1.13M
1.25M

The cost of living in Maputo is 34% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5473rd and 3851st ($1014 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.5 months in Sharjah. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7657th and 367th 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
$10.1
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.9
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.73%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4186
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2086
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5827
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469