Accra vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Accra Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$822
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$297
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$491
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$164
$111
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
51
29
😀 Quality of life
56
42
🏙️ Population
1.78M
1.13M

The cost of living in Accra is 10% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6574th and 6137th ($822 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Ghana and Mozambique, respectively. Check Ghana vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Accra compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Accra ranked 1st best city to live in Ghana vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6206th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Accra Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.05
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$835
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.6
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.1
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
27%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.4
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.28
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.4
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$14
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.1
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.8
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7142
$5749

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Ashaiman
$630
20 km or 12 mi Tema
$600
56 km or 35 mi Koforidua
$668
134 km or 83 mi Ho
$417
167 km or 104 mi Lome
$835
171 km or 106 mi Kpalime
$684
178 km or 111 mi Obuasi
$631
187 km or 116 mi Hohoe
$652
191 km or 119 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$649
198 km or 123 mi Kumasi
$532
258 km or 161 mi Atakpame
$699
298 km or 185 mi Abomey
$598
300 km or 187 mi Cotonou
$793
325 km or 202 mi Porto-Novo
$743
354 km or 220 mi Sotouboua
$703
387 km or 240 mi Abengourou
$1066
395 km or 246 mi Grand-Bassam
$1059
400 km or 249 mi Save
$646
403 km or 250 mi Sokode
$705
408 km or 253 mi Lagos
$1102
426 km or 265 mi Abidjan
$1224
427 km or 265 mi Abeokuta
$1013
429 km or 267 mi Tamale
$576
447 km or 278 mi Agboville
$1057
464 km or 288 mi Kara
$712
465 km or 289 mi Dabou
$1057
495 km or 308 mi Ibadan
$752
518 km or 322 mi Oyo
$664
565 km or 351 mi Ife
$778
573 km or 356 mi Divo
$1083
577 km or 359 mi Osogbo
$705
579 km or 359 mi Yamoussoukro
$1056
583 km or 362 mi Bouake
$1123
614 km or 381 mi Ilorin
$526
622 km or 387 mi Akure
$644
637 km or 396 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
638 km or 397 mi Gagnoa
$1082
646 km or 402 mi Leo
$846
646 km or 402 mi Benin
$632
657 km or 408 mi Warri
$926

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