Maputo vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maputo	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$966	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$466	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	30	8
😀 Quality of life	42	48
🏙️ Population	1.13M	24.7K

The cost of living in Maputo is 41% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 5915th and 3471st ($966 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.6 months in Victoria. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7630th and 6854th 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	$10.2	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.1	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.33%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4210	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2095	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$143	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5840	$8971

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$916
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$511
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$912
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$899
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$910
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$792
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$892
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$967
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1049
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1089
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$958
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$948
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$765
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1057
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$875
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$826
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$681
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$551
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$861
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$630
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$731
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$901
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$697
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$952
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$662

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419