Maputo vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maputo	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$966	$2169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$5111
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$2146
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$611
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$4075
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	30	84
😀 Quality of life	42	93
🏙️ Population	1.13M	633K

The cost of living in Maputo is 55% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5915th and 1578th ($966 vs $2169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Mozambique and Germany, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.9 months in Stuttgart. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Stuttgart ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 7630th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Stuttgart

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	Maputo	Stuttgart
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.8	$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$4.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$1159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2130
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.1	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.33%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4210	$7372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2095	$4701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$68.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$143	$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5840	$18457

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$916
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$511
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$912
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$899
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$910
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$792
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$892
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$967
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1049
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1089
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$958
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$948
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$765
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1057
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$875
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$826
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$681
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$551
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$861
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$630
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$731
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$901
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$697
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$952
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$662

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1926
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1932
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1909
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1928
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1905
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1911
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1896
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1879
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1904
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1881
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1876
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1870
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1881
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1872
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1822
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1819
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1773
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1833
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1820
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1795
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1866
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$2012
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1858
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1692
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1915
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1756
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1767
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1555
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1890
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1771
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1862
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1812
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1883
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1806
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1770
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1767
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1819
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1784
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1792