Maputo vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$2636
🏠 One person rent	$531	$427
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$1034
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$828
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	29	10
😀 Quality of life	41	16
🏙️ Population	1.13M	2.89M

The cost of living in Maputo is 6% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 5045th and 5435th ($1068 vs $1011) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Mozambique and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Mozambique vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 0.8 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 6875th and 9011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Mbuji-Mayi

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	Maputo	Mbuji-Mayi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$7.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$1343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	12.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$97.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$8.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.91
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$4.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$31.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$3.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$25.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$57
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$89.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$3463

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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

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$828
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$976
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$934
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$746
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$876
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$975
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$747
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$961
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$803
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$719
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$759
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$496
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$647
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$648
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$634
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$648
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$910
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$651
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$648
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$479
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$413
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$648
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$381
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$518
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$776
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$650
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$771
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$875
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$613
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1018
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$917
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$850
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$806
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$768
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$541
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$580