Lima vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$407	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	78	29
😀 Quality of life	65	41
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.13M

The cost of living in Lima is 8% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5647th and 5045th ($977 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Peru and Mozambique, respectively. Check Peru vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 4234th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Maputo

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	Lima	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$5643

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

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