Abidjan vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$551	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	34	28
😀 Quality of life	37	38
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.13M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 4% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4695th and 4869th ($1164 vs $1116) 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 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 7254th and 7151st 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	$3.43	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$5539

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654