Lome vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lome Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1810
$3076
🏠 One person rent
$267
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$556
$1290
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.9
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$565
$239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
16
28
😀 Quality of life
40
38
🏙️ Population
2.19M
1.13M

The cost of living in Lome is 36% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6859th and 4869th ($711 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Togo and Mozambique, respectively. Check Togo vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lome compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6954th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Lome Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.02
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.26
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.7
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$339
$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.9
$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.94%
20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1221
$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$448
$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.5
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.3
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.72
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.89
$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.45
$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.9
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.2
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$32.1
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4929
$5539

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Distance City Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi Ho
$345
109 km or 68 mi Kpalime
$656
135 km or 84 mi Cotonou
$755
140 km or 87 mi Hohoe
$570
145 km or 90 mi Abomey
$617
147 km or 91 mi Tema
$368
147 km or 91 mi Ashaiman
$546
155 km or 97 mi Atakpame
$655
159 km or 99 mi Porto-Novo
$710
165 km or 102 mi Koforidua
$585
167 km or 104 mi Accra
$747
243 km or 151 mi Lagos
$1133
253 km or 157 mi Save
$644
261 km or 162 mi Abeokuta
$1019
272 km or 169 mi Sotouboua
$652
317 km or 197 mi Sokode
$652
320 km or 199 mi Kumasi
$412
321 km or 200 mi Obuasi
$546
329 km or 204 mi Ibadan
$759
354 km or 220 mi Oyo
$699
357 km or 222 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$548
380 km or 236 mi Kara
$656
398 km or 247 mi Ife
$774
411 km or 256 mi Osogbo
$704
430 km or 267 mi Tamale
$492
452 km or 281 mi Ilorin
$526
456 km or 283 mi Akure
$635
471 km or 293 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
486 km or 302 mi Benin
$537
496 km or 308 mi Owo
$658
505 km or 314 mi Warri
$886
526 km or 327 mi Abengourou
$1015
558 km or 347 mi Grand-Bassam
$1014
587 km or 365 mi Abidjan
$1164
602 km or 374 mi Agboville
$1012
615 km or 382 mi Onitsha
$1036
626 km or 389 mi Dabou
$1011
646 km or 401 mi Awka
$846
647 km or 402 mi Owerri
$1686
658 km or 409 mi Port Harcourt
$651

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654