Maputo vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maputo	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3226	$4004
🏠 One person rent	$510	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1512	$1998
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$220	$818
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	28	8
😀 Quality of life	41	59
🏙️ Population	1.19M	24.7K

The cost of living in Maputo is 33% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 4791st and 3034th ($1084 vs $1608) 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 0.2 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 7059th and 5511th 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	$10.9	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$3.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$105	$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.2%	16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3971	$8062

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$978
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$447
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$558
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$866
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$746
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$631
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$741
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$755
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$783
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$889
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$908
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$776
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$780
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$637
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$875
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$751
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$845
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$701
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$682
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$535
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$605
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$511
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$837
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$511
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$656
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$719
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$631
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$554
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1014
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$689
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$603

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$819
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1506
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$585
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$587
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$805
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$461
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$452
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$776
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$784
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$829
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$751
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$666
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$718
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$493
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$770
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$852
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$720
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$762
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$706
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$600
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$622
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$353
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$600
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$536
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$815
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$486
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$524