Maputo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maputo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$966	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	99
😀 Quality of life	42	98
🏙️ Population	1.13M	5.45M

The cost of living in Maputo is 66% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5915th and 348th ($966 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and Australia, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7630th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Sydney

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	Maputo	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.8	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.1	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.33%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4210	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2095	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$143	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5840	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864