Abidjan vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Abidjan	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1253	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2935	$2141
🏠 One person rent	$569	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$718
🍽️ Food expenses	$367	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$433
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	34	29
😀 Quality of life	39	46
🏙️ Population	5.62M	1.13M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 36% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4628th and 6213th ($1253 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ivory Coast and Mozambique, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Abidjan compared to 0.5 months in Maputo. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 7397th and 6711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Maputo

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	Abidjan	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$9.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.7	$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$1.89	$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$568	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$358	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$802
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$629	$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$87.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.8	$91.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.71%	24.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2465	$4924
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1463	$2448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.7	$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.55	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.44	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$5.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.9	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.81	$2.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.82	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.03	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.08	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$298	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3358	$5810

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1091
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1092
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1087
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1115
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1097
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1091
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1114
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$628
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$602
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1153
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$538
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$640
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$789
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$606
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1126
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$442
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$710
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$501
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$568
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$892
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1002
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$735
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$860
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$739
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$858
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$515
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$606
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$743
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$500
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$799
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$750
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$749
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$537
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$882
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$506

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$901
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$458
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$582
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$812
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$819
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$817
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$733
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$808
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$870
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$954
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$916
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1055
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$870
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$699
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$869
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$697
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$958
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$786
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$856
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$561
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$925
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$724
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$794
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$520
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$757
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$652
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$621
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$550
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$845
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$595
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$708
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$816
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$676
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$586
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$992
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$685
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$900
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$639