Maputo vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$531	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	29	8
😀 Quality of life	41	59
🏙️ Population	1.13M	24.7K

The cost of living in Maputo is 29% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5045th and 3454th ($1068 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6875th and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Victoria

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	Maputo	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408