Maputo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$520	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	99
😀 Quality of life	38	99
🏙️ Population	1.13M	4.84M

The cost of living in Maputo is 60% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4869th and 312th ($1116 vs $2801) 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7151st and 4th 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	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$18951

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754