Maputo vs Stuttgart - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maputo	Stuttgart
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$2011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2304	$4813
🏠 One person rent	$513	$1082
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$1874
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.7	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$114	$4366
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	30	84
😀 Quality of life	42	94
🏙️ Population	1.13M	633K

The cost of living in Maputo is 50% less expensive than in Stuttgart. Cities ranked 5473rd and 1987th ($1014 vs $2011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th 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 2.2 months in Stuttgart. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Stuttgart ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 7657th and 33rd 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	$10.1	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$83.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$4.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$1925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$582	$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.9	$42.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.73%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4186	$7341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2086	$4476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.87	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$97.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$801
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5827	$18116

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$912
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$494
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$607
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$882
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$875
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$902
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$784
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$851
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$997
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1015
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1104
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$912
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$938
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$742
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1031
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$994
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$872
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$811
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$660
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$615
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$549
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$840
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$611
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$723
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$903
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$691
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$590
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$952
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$953
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$663

Cities near Stuttgart

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Fellbach	$1817
8.6 km or 5.4 mi	Ostfildern	$1821
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Kornwestheim	$1810
9.6 km or 6 mi	Leinfelden-Echterdingen	$1820
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Ditzingen	$1809
11 km or 6.6 mi	Esslingen am Neckar	$1813
12 km or 7.4 mi	Waiblingen	$1807
12 km or 7.7 mi	Leonberg	$1784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Filderstadt	$1818
13 km or 7.8 mi	Remseck	$1794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ludwigsburg	$1788
14 km or 8.9 mi	Weinstadt	$1793
15 km or 9.1 mi	Sindelfingen	$1794
17 km or 10 mi	Boblingen	$1788
20 km or 12 mi	Winnenden	$1777
20 km or 13 mi	Nurtingen	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Bietigheim-Bissingen	$1769
24 km or 15 mi	Vaihingen an der Enz	$1724
25 km or 15 mi	Kirchheim unter Teck	$1774
26 km or 16 mi	Schorndorf	$1764
26 km or 16 mi	Backnang	$1772
28 km or 17 mi	Metzingen	$1817
30 km or 19 mi	Tubingen	$1896
30 km or 19 mi	Herrenberg	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Muhlacker	$1660
33 km or 20 mi	Reutlingen	$1893
33 km or 20 mi	Calw	$1717
36 km or 22 mi	Goppingen	$1740
37 km or 23 mi	Pforzheim	$1521
38 km or 23 mi	Rottenburg am Neckar	$1801
40 km or 25 mi	Eislingen	$1735
41 km or 25 mi	Heilbronn	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Nagold	$1747
42 km or 26 mi	Mossingen	$1803
44 km or 27 mi	Eppingen	$1773
45 km or 28 mi	Bretten	$1735
46 km or 28 mi	Schwabisch Gmund	$1719
46 km or 29 mi	Neckarsulm	$1771
51 km or 32 mi	Geislingen an der Steige	$1726
51 km or 32 mi	Horb am Neckar	$1733