Los Angeles vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$373
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	99	29
😀 Quality of life	93	41
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.13M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 199% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 80th and 5045th ($3196 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 58th and 6875th 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	$21.7	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$5643

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628