Maputo vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maputo	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$966	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$466	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$3705
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	30	98
😀 Quality of life	42	94
🏙️ Population	1.13M	2.03M

The cost of living in Maputo is 56% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 5915th and 1464th ($966 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and Austria, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 7630th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Vienna

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	Maputo	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.8	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.1	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.33%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4210	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2095	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$143	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5840	$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989