Addis Ababa vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$2229
🏠 One person rent
$758
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$129
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
34
30
😀 Quality of life
45
42
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.13M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 31% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4635th and 5915th ($1269 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Ethiopia and Mozambique, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 7273rd and 7630th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Maputo

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Addis Ababa Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$5840

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662