Maputo vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$915
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2130
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$428
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
49
😀 Quality of life
42
56
🏙️ Population
1.13M
1.57M

The cost of living in Maputo is 65% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 6137th and 8247th ($915 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 41st 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 4th in Iran, while ranked 7527th and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.12%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5749
$2133

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719