Maputo vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$915
$1978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2130
$4463
🏠 One person rent
$428
$1217
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$2001
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$2042
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
94
😀 Quality of life
42
85
🏙️ Population
1.13M
1.86M

The cost of living in Maputo is 54% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 6137th and 2069th ($915 vs $1978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Mozambique and Poland, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1 months in Warsaw. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 7527th and 444th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Warsaw

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Maputo Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$5.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$1225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$917
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$1517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$218
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$333
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.12%
7.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$6642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$4244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$6.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$3.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$86.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$107
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5749
$15871

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1522
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1199
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1241
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1009
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1166
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1113
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1226
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1177
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1338
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$993
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$966
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$902
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1079
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1136
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1089
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1323
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1097
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1257
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1148
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1182
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$528
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$926
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1216
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1186
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1125
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1033
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1185
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1127
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$970
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$843
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1103
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1209
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1210
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1074
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1113
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$966
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1077
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$349