Maputo vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2304
$933
🏠 One person rent
$513
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
30
40
😀 Quality of life
42
60
🏙️ Population
1.13M
5.94M

The cost of living in Maputo is 53% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5473rd and 7534th ($1014 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Mozambique and India, respectively. Check Mozambique vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 7657th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Surat

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Maputo Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.9
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.73%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4186
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2086
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5827
$877

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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 Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298