Maputo vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3076
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$520
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$1290
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$1966
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
93
😀 Quality of life
38
83
🏙️ Population
1.13M
1.86M

The cost of living in Maputo is 37% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4869th and 2592nd ($1116 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and Poland, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 7151st and 387th 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
$10.9
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$913
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.92%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3581
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2586
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.9
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5539
$13474

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390