Maputo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maputo	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2130	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$428	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.3	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	29
😀 Quality of life	42	57
🏙️ Population	1.13M	431K

The cost of living in Maputo is 7% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6137th and 5698th ($915 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Mozambique and Namibia, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7527th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Windhoek

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	Maputo	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.36	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.6	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.12%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5749	$5380

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Cities near Maputo

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

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826