Los Angeles vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$966
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$129
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	99	30
😀 Quality of life	93	42
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.13M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 250% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 72nd and 5915th ($3378 vs $966) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 55th and 7630th 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	$21.9	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$58.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$82.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	24.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$4210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$5.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$7.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$78.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$143
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$5840

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$916
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$511
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$912
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$899
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$910
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$792
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$892
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$967
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1049
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1089
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$958
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$948
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$765
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1057
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$875
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$826
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$681
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$551
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$861
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$630
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$731
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$901
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$697
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$952
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$662