Abidjan vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abidjan	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1022	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$439	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$1190	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$156	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	34	29
😀 Quality of life	37	41
🏙️ Population	4.98M	1.13M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 4% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5348th and 5045th ($1022 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.3 months in Maputo. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 7322nd and 6875th 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	$3.2	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$247	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1585	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$834	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.1	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2092	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.5	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.28	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.03	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.7	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.97	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.6	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2459	$5643

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$882
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$882
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$906
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$889
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$904
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$551
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$937
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$433
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$588
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$729
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$560
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$916
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$354
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$575
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$632
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$487
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$755
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$999
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$647
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$649
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$753
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$499
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$590
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$651
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$487
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$709
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$658
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$523
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$774
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$489

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628