Maputo vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maputo	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$966	$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$466	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$636
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	30	15
😀 Quality of life	42	27
🏙️ Population	1.13M	344K

The cost of living in Maputo is 42% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 5915th and 7352nd ($966 vs $681) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and Lesotho, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.9 months in Maseru. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 7630th and 8913th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Maseru

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	Maputo	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.8	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$73.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$263
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.1	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.33%	8.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4210	$399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2095	$538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$6.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$6.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$6.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$5.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$24
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$2.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$143	$55
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5840	$1246

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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

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$630
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$826
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$875
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$927
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$952
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$1050
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$1057
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$948
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$792
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$892
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$1089
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$958
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$912
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$910
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$967
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1419
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$1049
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$795
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$950
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$901
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$899
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$874
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$697
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$652
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$511
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$694
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$980
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$731
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$662