Maputo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3076
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$520
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1290
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
28
100
😀 Quality of life
38
99
🏙️ Population
1.13M
14.3M

The cost of living in Maputo is 32% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4869th and 3085th ($1116 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 7151st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$913
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.92%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3581
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2586
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.9
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5539
$15495

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033