Maputo vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maputo	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2304	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$513	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$361
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$162
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.7	$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$114	$205
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	47
😀 Quality of life	42	41
🏙️ Population	1.13M	1.57M

The cost of living in Maputo is 101% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 5473rd and 8645th ($1014 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 48th 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 30th in Iran, while ranked 7657th and 7725th 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	$10.1	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$582	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.9	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.73%	23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4186	$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2086	$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.87	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5827	$2115

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Cities near Maputo

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 Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$485
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$471
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$497
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$457
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$459
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$494
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$454
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$469
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$451
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$521
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$517
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$488
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$454
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$452
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$466
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$459
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$778
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$703
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$487
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$917
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$522
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$548
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1340
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1059
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1218
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1062
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$965
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$700
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$496
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$2015
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$861
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$694