Maputo vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maputo	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2304	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$513	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.7	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$114	$3517
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	30	86
😀 Quality of life	42	94
🏙️ Population	1.13M	2.79M

The cost of living in Maputo is 58% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5473rd and 1059th ($1014 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Mozambique and Canada, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 7657th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Toronto

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	Maputo	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$582	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.9	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.73%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4186	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2086	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.87	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5827	$22670

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$912
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$494
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$607
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$882
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$875
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$902
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$784
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$851
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$997
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1015
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1104
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$912
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$938
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$742
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1031
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$994
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$872
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$811
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$660
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$615
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$549
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$840
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$611
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$723
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$903
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$691
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$590
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$952
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$953
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$663

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053