Asmara vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asmara	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1234	$3226
🏠 One person rent	$212	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$404	$1512
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.7	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$220
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	8	28
😀 Quality of life	17	41
🏙️ Population	963K	1.19M

The cost of living in Asmara is 54% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8513th and 4791st ($498 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eritrea and Mozambique, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 9076th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Maputo

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	Asmara	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.28%	21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.45	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.02	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.5	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.7	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2776	$3971

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$466
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$467
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$466
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$800
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1061
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$885
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$820
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$466
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$923
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$920
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$467
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$523
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$467
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$490
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$481
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1095
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$470
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$524
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$522
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$1047
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$551
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$938
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$899
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1032
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$901
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1100
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$936
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$881
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$486
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$676
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$602
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$702

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