Maputo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$510
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$1512
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$220
$2885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
41
100
🏙️ Population
1.19M
14M

The cost of living in Maputo is 30% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4791st and 3238th ($1084 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Mozambique and Japan, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 7059th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$105
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.2%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2315
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3971
$15051

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063