Maputo vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2229
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$466
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
30
47
😀 Quality of life
42
55
🏙️ Population
1.13M
1.57M

The cost of living in Maputo is 71% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5915th and 8262nd ($966 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 38th in Mozambique and Iran, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 7630th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Shiraz

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Maputo Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.8
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.1
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4210
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2095
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.72
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5840
$1920

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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 Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698