Lima vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lima	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2534	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$453	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$771	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$294	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$592	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	79	29
😀 Quality of life	71	42
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.13M

The cost of living in Lima is 14% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5274th and 6137th ($1040 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Peru and Mozambique, respectively. Check Peru vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Lima compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 3631st and 7527th 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	$4.56	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.3	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.09	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$599	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$336	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$972	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.8	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1901	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1809	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.73	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.09	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.07	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.65	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.66	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$5749

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$838
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$775
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$737
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$604
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$676
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$732
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$595
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$654
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$531
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$655
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$730
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$527
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$589
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$681
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$607
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$613
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$609
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$624
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$594
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$609
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$648
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$563
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$596
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$601
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$704
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$656
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$445
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$748
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$654
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$582
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$587
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$780
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$675
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$681
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$745

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607