Cost of Living Comparison Between Maputo and Cape Town Cost of Living Comparison Between Maputo and Cape Town

😐 Solo nomad: Maputo is 1.2% more expensive than Cape Town without rent, and 13% cheaper with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Maputo is 2.3% more expensive than Cape Town without rent, and 14.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.41 MZN 598

$11.12 R 183

-15.38%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$49.94 MZN 3,174

$44.86 R 739

11.32%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.73 MZN 555

$5.00 R 82.4

74.60%

Cappuccino

$2.06 MZN 131

$2.05 R 33.83

0.49%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.80 MZN 50.9

$1.12 R 18.44

-28.57%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.54 MZN 34.31

$0.81 R 13.36

-33.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.37 MZN 86.9

$2.85 R 47.00

-51.93%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.59 MZN 101

$2.58 R 42.44

-38.37%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.53 MZN 97.3

$1.15 R 19.01

33.04%

White Bread (500g)

$1.04 MZN 66.3

$1.04 R 17.17

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 MZN 106

$1.85 R 30.42

-9.73%

Eggs

$2.38 MZN 151

$2.43 R 39.98

-2.06%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.94 MZN 950

$8.49 R 140

75.97%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$5.35 MZN 340

$5.17 R 85.2

3.48%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$5.24 MZN 333

$7.49 R 123

-30.04%

Apples (1kg)

$1.99 MZN 127

$1.51 R 24.96

31.79%

Banana (1kg)

$0.91 MZN 58.1

$1.44 R 23.73

-36.81%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.34 MZN 84.9

$1.45 R 23.91

-7.59%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.92 MZN 58.7

$1.58 R 26.03

-41.77%

Potato (1kg)

$0.93 MZN 59.3

$1.12 R 18.38

-16.96%

Onion (1kg)

$0.71 MZN 45.42

$1.23 R 20.20

-42.28%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.96 MZN 61.1

$1.08 R 17.88

-11.11%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.79 MZN 49.97

$1.00 R 16.46

-21.00%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.55 MZN 162

$3.10 R 51.1

-17.74%

Wine (Bottle)

$9.26 MZN 588

$6.46 R 107

43.34%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.96 MZN 61.0

$1.39 R 22.94

-30.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.37 MZN 87.3

$1.74 R 28.60

-21.26%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.36 MZN 22.97

$0.93 R 15.36

-61.29%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$12.92 MZN 821

$47.00 R 775

-72.51%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.53 MZN 97.0

$1.43 R 23.49

6.99%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.02 MZN 192

$0.98 R 16.21

208.16%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$24.14 MZN 1,534

$4.35 R 71.7

454.94%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.31 MZN 83.5

$1.25 R 20.60

4.80%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.7K MZN 2.3M

$21.5K R 354.7K

65.72%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$20.1K MZN 1.3M

$24.0K R 395.3K

-16.03%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$90.2 MZN 5,735

$101 R 1,658

-10.30%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$14.47 MZN 920

$32.78 R 540

-55.86%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$105 MZN 6,696

$41.87 R 690

151.61%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.03 MZN 2,608

$41.03 R 676

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$25.60 MZN 1,627

$8.21 R 135

211.81%

Cinema Ticket

$7.67 MZN 487

$6.91 R 114

11.00%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$179 MZN 11.4K

$213 R 3,518

-15.94%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,840 MZN 371.2K

$5,248 R 86.5K

11.27%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.32 MZN 3,071

$54.6 R 900

-11.57%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$61.3 MZN 3,893

$33.30 R 549

83.93%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$82.0 MZN 5,212

$111 R 1,834

-26.31%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$77.9 MZN 4,950

$83.4 R 1,374

-6.59%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$614 MZN 39.0K

$749 R 12.3K

-18.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$345 MZN 21.9K

$517 R 8,514

-33.21%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,135 MZN 72.1K

$1,460 R 24.1K

-22.26%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$607 MZN 38.6K

$1,008 R 16.6K

-39.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,244 MZN 269.7K

$2,156 R 35.5K

96.84%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,066 MZN 131.3K

$1,484 R 24.5K

39.17%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$362 MZN 23.0K

$1,625 R 26.8K

-77.72%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

24.33

11.77

106.71%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Maputo: February 28, 2026

Last update for Cape Town: March 2, 2026

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