Maputo vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$1536
🏠 One person rent	$520	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$222
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	50
😀 Quality of life	38	48
🏙️ Population	1.13M	1.57M

The cost of living in Maputo is 100% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4869th and 8203rd ($1116 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 55th in Mozambique and Iran, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 7151st and 6304th 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	$10.9	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$2159

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$546
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$537
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$556
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$489
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$561
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$548
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$507
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$527
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$520
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$577
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$370
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$588
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$545
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$490
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$564
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$554
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$878
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$713
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$547
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$928
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$557
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$588
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1267
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$989
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1226
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1218
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$870
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$467
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$559
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1719
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$879
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$705