Maputo vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Maputo | Zurich | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Maputo is 67% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4869th and 41st ($1116 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Mozambique and Switzerland, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Switzerland comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 2 months in Zurich. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7151st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Maputo vs Zurich
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| Maputo | Zurich | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 12 km or 7.7 mi |  Matola | |
| 136 km or 85 mi |  Manzini | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Xai-Xai | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Mbabane | |
| 272 km or 169 mi |  Vryheid | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Middelburg | |
| 318 km or 197 mi | Bethal | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Springs | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Benoni | |
| 439 km or 273 mi | Centurion | |
| 440 km or 273 mi | Pretoria | |
| 453 km or 281 mi | Sandton | |
| 454 km or 282 mi | Johannesburg | |
| 457 km or 284 mi | Randburg | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Durban | |
| 471 km or 292 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 472 km or 293 mi | Soweto | |
| 480 km or 299 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 483 km or 300 mi | Brits | |
| 534 km or 332 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 536 km or 333 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 553 km or 343 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 598 km or 371 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 598 km or 372 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 624 km or 388 mi | Welkom | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Maseru | |
| 661 km or 411 mi |  Mahalapye | |
| 667 km or 414 mi | Palapye | |
| 674 km or 419 mi |  Masvingo | |
| 680 km or 422 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 685 km or 425 mi | Gaborone | |
| 695 km or 432 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 697 km or 433 mi | Lobatse | |
| 712 km or 443 mi | Serowe | |
| 715 km or 444 mi | Beira | |
| 720 km or 447 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 730 km or 453 mi | Mthatha | |
| 732 km or 455 mi | Molepolole |
Cities near Zurich
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4.2 km or 2.6 mi |  Altstetten | |
| 6.4 km or 4 mi | Dubendorf | |
| 11 km or 6.6 mi | Dietikon | |
| 14 km or 8.6 mi | Horgen | |
| 14 km or 8.6 mi | Uster | |
| 16 km or 9.7 mi | Bulach | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wettingen | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Wadenswil | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Winterthur | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Wetzikon | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Baden | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Baar | |
| 23 km or 15 mi | Zug | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Rapperswil-Jona | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Frauenfeld | |
| 36 km or 22 mi | Schaffhausen | |
| 37 km or 23 mi |  Waldshut-Tiengen | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Aarau | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Emmen | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Wil | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Lucerne | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Kriens | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Singen | |
| 51 km or 32 mi | Radolfzell | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Kreuzlingen | |
| 57 km or 36 mi | Konstanz | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Rheinfelden | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | St. Gallen | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Uberlingen | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Donaueschingen | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Riehen | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Tuttlingen | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Lorrach | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Weil am Rhein | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Basel | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Villingen-Schwenningen | |
| 77 km or 48 mi |  Saint-Louis | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Friedrichshafen | |
| 77 km or 48 mi |  Schaan | |
| 78 km or 48 mi | Allschwil |