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Maputo vs Tofo

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Under balanced weights Tofo edges it, 48 to 46, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Maputo is stronger on nothing outright; Tofo on air quality. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 5.0 of 46 points (scores 40/100)Healthcare: 3.8 of 46 points (scores 30/100)Internet: 5.2 of 46 points (scores 41/100)Visa ease: 4.2 of 46 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 5.0 of 46 points (scores 40/100)Climate: 11.5 of 46 points (scores 92/100)Air quality: 10.2 of 46 points (scores 81/100)Quality of life: 1.4 of 46 points (scores 11/100)46
Maputo
out of 100

Indian Ocean capital with Portuguese flavour

Full Maputo profile →Where to stay in Maputo →
Safety: 5.0 of 48 points (scores 40/100)Healthcare: 3.8 of 48 points (scores 30/100)Internet: 5.1 of 48 points (scores 41/100)Visa ease: 4.2 of 48 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 5.0 of 48 points (scores 40/100)Climate: 11.5 of 48 points (scores 92/100)Air quality: 12.2 of 48 points (scores 98/100)Quality of life: 1.4 of 48 points (scores 11/100)48
Tofo
out of 100

Mozambique's dive and surf beach, famous for whale sharks and mantas

Full Tofo profile →Where to stay in Tofo →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricMaputoTofo
Cost of livingno datano data
Safety4040
Healthcare3030
Internet41 ✓41
Visa ease3333
Getting there & around4040 ✓
Climate9292
Air quality8198 ✓
Quality of life1111

Cost

MetricMaputoTofo
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno datano data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricMaputoTofo
Homicides per 100k3.33.3
Political stability (0–100)36.636.6
UHC service coverage (0–100)5050
Life expectancy57.7 yrs57.7 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricMaputoTofo
Download8.3 Mbps ✓8 Mbps
Upload3.2 Mbps3.3 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricMaputoTofo
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport30 days30 days
Entry, EU passport30 days30 days
Entry, UK passport30 days30 days

Getting there and around

MetricMaputoTofo
Non-stop airport destinations2021 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)23 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricMaputoTofo
Comfortable months per year1111
Annual mean PM2.513.4 µg/m³6.1 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Maputo or Tofo?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Maputo or Tofo safer?
Maputo scores higher on safety (40 vs 40), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Maputo or Tofo?
Maputo: a measured median of 8.3 Mbps versus 8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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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 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.