Addis Ababa vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Addis Ababa	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2790	$2304
🏠 One person rent	$674	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$1109	$819
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$60.2	$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$114
😷 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 13% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4878th and 5473rd ($1148 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Ethiopia and Mozambique, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 7160th and 7657th 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	$3.98	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$0.93	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$431	$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1134	$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.7	$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.33%	26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1943	$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1220	$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.81	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.75	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.55	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.58	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.83	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.32	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$0.94	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.38	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.55	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.44	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30429	$5827

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance	City	Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi	Awasa	$910
254 km or 158 mi	Dessie	$931
258 km or 161 mi	Jimma	$746
320 km or 199 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
349 km or 217 mi	Dire Dawa	$1050
374 km or 232 mi	Harar	$1050
421 km or 261 mi	Gondar	$923
447 km or 278 mi	Jijiga	$1045
460 km or 286 mi	Dikhil	$563
495 km or 308 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
498 km or 309 mi	Borama	$521
502 km or 312 mi	Mekelle	$748
561 km or 348 mi	Djibouti City	$590
568 km or 353 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
587 km or 365 mi	Hargeisa	$682
595 km or 370 mi	Obock	$564
651 km or 405 mi	Mendefera	$481
666 km or 414 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
701 km or 436 mi	Asmara	$513
735 km or 457 mi	Massawa	$484
752 km or 467 mi	Keren	$483
758 km or 471 mi	Kassala	$947
761 km or 473 mi	Zabid	$476
767 km or 476 mi	Taiz	$497
780 km or 485 mi	Malakal	$494
789 km or 490 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
805 km or 500 mi	Aden	$509
806 km or 501 mi	Kosti	$788
807 km or 502 mi	Ibb	$488
851 km or 529 mi	Bor	$505
853 km or 530 mi	Baidoa	$745
870 km or 541 mi	Dhamar	$478
914 km or 568 mi	Sayyan	$476
914 km or 568 mi	Juba	$513
920 km or 572 mi	Sanaa	$532
989 km or 615 mi	Khartoum North	$803
995 km or 618 mi	Khartoum	$809
995 km or 618 mi	Gulu	$591
1005 km or 625 mi	Meru	$543
1006 km or 625 mi	Omdurman	$834

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$912
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$494
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$607
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$882
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$875
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$902
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$784
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$851
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$997
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1015
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1104
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$912
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$938
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$742
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1031
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$994
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$872
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$811
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$660
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$615
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$549
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$840
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$611
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$723
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$903
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$691
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$590
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$952
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$953
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$663