Los Angeles vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	99	28
😀 Quality of life	94	38
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.13M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 186% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 72nd and 4869th ($3187 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 47th and 7151st 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	$21.6	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$5539

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Maputo

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