Maputo vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$531	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	29	63
😀 Quality of life	41	38
🏙️ Population	1.13M	1.27M

The cost of living in Maputo is 16% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 5045th and 5917th ($1068 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Mozambique and South Africa, respectively. Check Mozambique vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6875th and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Soweto

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	Maputo	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$3805

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003