Maputo vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$531	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	15
😀 Quality of life	41	47
🏙️ Population	1.13M	886K

The cost of living in Maputo is 1% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 5045th and 4967th ($1068 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Mozambique and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6875th and 6450th 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	$9.78	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$8574

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028