Maputo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maputo	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$966	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$466	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	30	30
😀 Quality of life	42	55
🏙️ Population	1.13M	431K

The cost of living in Maputo is 6% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5915th and 5494th ($966 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.6 months in Windhoek. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7630th and 6345th 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	$10.2	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.8	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.1	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.33%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4210	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2095	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$143	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5840	$5907

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892