Lagos vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$245
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
46
28
😀 Quality of life
38
41
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.19M

The cost of living in Lagos is 59% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8781st and 4791st ($448 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Nigeria and Mozambique, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 7384th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lagos Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$3971

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$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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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