Lima vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lima Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2292
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$426
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$762
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$169
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$410
$220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
77
28
😀 Quality of life
64
41
🏙️ Population
9.94M
1.19M

The cost of living in Lima is 14% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5780th and 4791st ($932 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Peru and Mozambique, respectively. Check Peru vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lima compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 4655th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Lima Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.4
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.43
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$3.22
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$327
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$916
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$614
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.4
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1582
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1234
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$34.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.58
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.54
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.66
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.8
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.89
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.73
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.6
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$216
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7186
$3971

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731

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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