Maputo vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$1489
🏠 One person rent	$520	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$395
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$738
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	28	16
😀 Quality of life	38	15
🏙️ Population	1.13M	344K

The cost of living in Maputo is 78% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 4869th and 7499th ($1116 vs $627) 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 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 7151st and 9036th 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	$10.9	$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$67.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$277
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$4.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$4.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$29.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$1137

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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

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$581
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$774
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$788
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$859
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$862
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$953
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$717
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$971
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$834
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$696
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$822
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$997
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$874
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$791
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$819
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$838
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1286
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$909
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$943
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$703
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$848
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$809
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$841
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$692
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$623
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$459
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$690
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$901
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$718
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$654