Maputo vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2229
$974
🏠 One person rent
$466
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$310
😷 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 39% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5915th and 7286th ($966 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 23rd in India, while ranked 7630th and 5975th 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
$10.2
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.8
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4210
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2095
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.72
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5840
$929

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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 Surat

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319