Maputo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maputo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2130	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$428	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.3	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	99
😀 Quality of life	42	100
🏙️ Population	1.13M	5.45M

The cost of living in Maputo is 65% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6137th and 649th ($915 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 7527th 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	$9.36	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.6	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.12%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5749	$19140

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710