Maputo vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$531	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	29	18
😀 Quality of life	41	60
🏙️ Population	1.13M	932K

The cost of living in Maputo is 34% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 5045th and 3004th ($1068 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Mozambique and Spain, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 6875th and 5171st 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	$9.78	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291