Maputo vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$1979
🏠 One person rent	$520	$392
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$1047
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$57.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$910
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	28	82
😀 Quality of life	38	64
🏙️ Population	1.13M	15.4M

The cost of living in Maputo is 56% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 4869th and 6838th ($1116 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Mozambique and India, respectively. Check Mozambique vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Mumbai ranked 4th in India, while ranked 7151st and 4476th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Mumbai

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	Maputo	Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$1611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$817
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$7369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$3505
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$8.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$3.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$2724

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Cities near Maputo

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

Cities near Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$484
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$368
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$396
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$288
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$519
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$346
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$284
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$785
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$394
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$406
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$332
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$310
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$321
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$294
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$357
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$406
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$348
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$491
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$409
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$402
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$488
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$399
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$429
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$391
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$344
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$471
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$357
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$254
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$335
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$304
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$402
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$379
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$327
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$364
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$283