Which is cheaper, Beira or Maputo?

We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.

Is Beira or Maputo safer?

Beira and Maputo score the same on safety (40), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Beira or Maputo?

Maputo: a measured median of 8.3 Mbps versus 6.4 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Beira vs Maputo

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Maputo edges it, 45 to 44, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Beira

out of 100

Mozambique's low-lying port city, still rebuilding after Cyclone Idai

Full Beira profile →Plan a trip to Beira →

Maputo

out of 100

Indian Ocean capital with Portuguese flavour

Full Maputo profile →Plan a trip to Maputo →

Where they differ

Climate. Maputo leads on climate, 92 to 83, against Beira. Comfortable months: 10 vs 11.

Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, internet, getting there & around, safety, healthcare, visa ease, quality of life.

Pick Beira if you want

no clear edge over Maputo in the data

Pick Maputo if you want

faster internet (8.3 Mbps measured)

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Beira	Maputo
Cost of living	no data	no data
Safety	40	40
Healthcare	39	39
Internet	39	41 ✓
Visa ease	33	33
Getting there & around	11	13 ✓
Climate	83	92 ✓
Air quality	86 ✓	81
Quality of life	18	18

Cost

Metric	Beira	Maputo
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	no data	no data
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	no data

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Beira	Maputo
Homicides per 100k	3.3	3.3
Political stability (0–100)	36.6	36.6
UHC service coverage (0–100)	50	50
Life expectancy	61.4 yrs	61.4 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Beira	Maputo
Download	6.4 Mbps	8.3 Mbps ✓
Upload	4.8 Mbps ✓	3.2 Mbps

Visa

Metric	Beira	Maputo
Nomad visa	none listed	none listed
Minimum income for the visa	no data	no data
Entry, US passport	30 days	30 days
Entry, EU passport	30 days	30 days
Entry, UK passport	30 days	30 days

Getting there and around

Metric	Beira	Maputo
Non-stop airport destinations	7	20 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	2	2
Transit (1–5, editorial)	2	2

Climate and air

Metric	Beira	Maputo
Comfortable months per year	10	11 ✓
Annual mean PM2.5	11.4 µg/m³ ✓	13.4 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Beira or Maputo?: We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Beira or Maputo safer?: Beira and Maputo score the same on safety (40), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Beira or Maputo?: Maputo: a measured median of 8.3 Mbps versus 6.4 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.