Maputo vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maputo	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2130	$1500
🏠 One person rent	$428	$236
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.3	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	29	15
😀 Quality of life	42	24
🏙️ Population	1.13M	344K

The cost of living in Maputo is 41% more expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 6137th and 7431st ($915 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.2 months in Maseru. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 7527th and 8994th 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	$9.36	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.6	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.12%	8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5749	$1130

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607

Cities near Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$598
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$762
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$808
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$861
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$901
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$988
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$706
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$984
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$892
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$740
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$826
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$984
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$890
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$827
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$838
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$892
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1304
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$975
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$940
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$784
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$875
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$833
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$830
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$814
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$637
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$599
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$469
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$637
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$946
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$668
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$607