Abuja vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$165
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
37
28
😀 Quality of life
21
41
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.19M

The cost of living in Abuja is 73% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 9247th and 4791st ($288 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 4th in Nigeria and Mozambique, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 8926th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$34.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$3971

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120 km or 74 mi Minna
$313
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603