Maputo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maputo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3226	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$510	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$1512	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$220	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	99
😀 Quality of life	41	98
🏙️ Population	1.19M	4.84M

The cost of living in Maputo is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4791st and 318th ($1084 vs $2741) 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 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7059th and 3rd 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	$10.9	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$105	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.2%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3971	$17934

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Cities near Maputo

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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816