Maputo vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maputo	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$966	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$466	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$1751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	16
😀 Quality of life	42	57
🏙️ Population	1.13M	886K

The cost of living in Maputo is 10% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5915th and 5149th ($966 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Mozambique and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7630th and 6188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Tabuk

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	Maputo	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.8	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.1	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.33%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4210	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2095	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$143	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5840	$8518

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403