Maputo vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$510
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$1512
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$220
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
28
40
😀 Quality of life
41
51
🏙️ Population
1.19M
5.94M

The cost of living in Maputo is 34% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4791st and 6358th ($1084 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and India, respectively. Check Mozambique vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 7059th and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$105
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.2%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2315
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3971
$1785

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361