Maputo vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maputo	Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3226	$1711
🏠 One person rent	$510	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$1512	$464
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$21.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$220	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	50
😀 Quality of life	41	52
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.57M

The cost of living in Maputo is 79% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 4791st and 7596th ($1084 vs $606) 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 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.3 months in Shiraz. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Shiraz ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 7059th and 6176th 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	$3.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$376
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$20.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$30.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$105	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.2%	21.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$1181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$1561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$2.35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$5.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$93.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3971	$2132

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$978
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$447
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$558
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$866
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$746
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$631
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$741
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$755
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$783
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$889
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$908
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$776
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$780
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$637
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$875
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$751
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$845
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$701
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$682
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$535
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$605
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$511
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$837
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$511
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$656
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$719
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$631
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$554
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1014
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$689
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$603

Cities near Shiraz

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Marvdasht	$604
86 km or 54 mi	Kazerun	$606
131 km or 81 mi	Fasa	$890
134 km or 83 mi	Borazjan	$621
149 km or 93 mi	Yasuj	$561
158 km or 98 mi	Jahrom	$798
181 km or 112 mi	Bushehr	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Behbahan	$541
274 km or 171 mi	Shahreza	$531
304 km or 189 mi	Sirjan	$604
308 km or 192 mi	Yazd	$575
339 km or 210 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
342 km or 212 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$387
344 km or 214 mi	Rafsanjan	$530
348 km or 216 mi	Isfahan	$599
354 km or 220 mi	Najafabad	$538
356 km or 221 mi	Izeh	$522
357 km or 222 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
374 km or 232 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
387 km or 240 mi	Qatif	$868
395 km or 246 mi	Al-Faw	$710
403 km or 251 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543
404 km or 251 mi	Jubail	$910
416 km or 259 mi	Abadan	$543
417 km or 259 mi	Ahvaz	$559
424 km or 263 mi	Manama	$1375
427 km or 265 mi	Dammam	$1005
429 km or 267 mi	Isa Town	$1327
430 km or 267 mi	Khorramshahr	$540
433 km or 269 mi	Riffa	$1285
440 km or 273 mi	Dhahran	$959
442 km or 275 mi	Kerman	$457
442 km or 275 mi	Kuwait City	$1424
444 km or 276 mi	Shushtar	$549
447 km or 278 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
448 km or 279 mi	Al Khor	$1810
451 km or 280 mi	Bandar Abbas	$758
461 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1256
466 km or 289 mi	Basra	$875
473 km or 294 mi	Az Zubayr	$698