Accra vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1723
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$174
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
50
28
😀 Quality of life
56
41
🏙️ Population
2.39M
1.19M

The cost of living in Accra is 46% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7827th and 4791st ($582 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ghana and Mozambique, respectively. Check Ghana vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Accra compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 5889th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$265
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1029
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$297
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.6
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.6%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1071
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.4
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.06
$34.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.19
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.91
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.11
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$13.6
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.5
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$52.7
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4455
$3971

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$512
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$446
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$497
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$353
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$678
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$616
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$459
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$482
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$416
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$617
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$677
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$732
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$697
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$616
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$874
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
400 km or 249 mi Save
$676
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$617
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$448
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1114
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$826
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$443
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$892
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$620
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$916
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$262
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$407
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$250
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$888
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$310
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$923
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$314
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$243
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$897
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$675
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$315
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$351

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