Abidjan vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$548	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	33	29
😀 Quality of life	43	42
🏙️ Population	5.62M	1.13M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 34% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4654th and 6137th ($1224 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Ivory Coast and Mozambique, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 7383rd and 7527th 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	$3.07	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$5749

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607