Maputo vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$915
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2130
$3464
🏠 One person rent
$428
$924
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$1552
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$493
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$832
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
29
8
😀 Quality of life
42
63
🏙️ Population
1.13M
24.7K

The cost of living in Maputo is 42% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6137th and 3601st ($915 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Mozambique and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Mozambique vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7527th and 5581st among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$3.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.12%
14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5749
$8213

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607

Cities near Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$715
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1207
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1207
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$724
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$476
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$548
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$822
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$834
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$831
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$774
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$596
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$842
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$812
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$609
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$567
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$552
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$493
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$421
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$533
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$694
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$549
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$420