Los Angeles vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$3226
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$1512
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$220
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	99	28
😀 Quality of life	94	41
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.19M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 192% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 72nd and 4791st ($3165 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 4th in the United States and Mozambique, respectively. Check the United States vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 34th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Maputo

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	Los Angeles	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$3971

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Maputo

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