Maputo vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maputo	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3226	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$510	$1051
🏘️ Family rent	$1512	$1530
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$220	$1379
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	28	18
😀 Quality of life	41	62
🏙️ Population	1.19M	932K

The cost of living in Maputo is 35% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4791st and 2824th ($1084 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th in Mozambique and Spain, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Tenerife ranked 74th in Spain, while ranked 7059th and 5100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Tenerife

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	Maputo	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$8.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$913
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$1345
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$69.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$105	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.2%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$2349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$4.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$8.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$327
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3971	$6126

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1624
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1499
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1327
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$536
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1044
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1009
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1047
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1048
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1046
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$516
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$533
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$508
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$625
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$470
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$609
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$503
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$826
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$437
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$627
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$445
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$574
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$717
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$533
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$618
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$520
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$424
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1416
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1251
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1332
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1392
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$2218
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1318
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1494
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1328