Freetown vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Freetown	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$980	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$69	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1273	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	23	29
😀 Quality of life	37	41
🏙️ Population	951K	1.13M

The cost of living in Freetown is 26% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 4063rd and 5045th ($1346 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Sierra Leone and Mozambique, respectively. Check Sierra Leone vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Freetown compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Freetown ranked 1st best city to live in Sierra Leone vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 7302nd and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Freetown vs Maputo

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	Freetown	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.9	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.5	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.28	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.66	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1547	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$170	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.5	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.25%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1087	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1072	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.46	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.41	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.65	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.82	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.19	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.4	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.66	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.6	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.91	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$10	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.3	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.4	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2773	$5643

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Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628