Maputo vs Mbuji-Mayi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maputo	Mbuji-Mayi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3226	$2485
🏠 One person rent	$510	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$1512	$1052
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$220	$825
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	28	10
😀 Quality of life	41	20
🏙️ Population	1.19M	2.89M

The cost of living in Maputo is 13% more expensive than in Mbuji-Mayi. Cities ranked 4791st and 5611th ($1084 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th 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 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.9 months in Mbuji-Mayi. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Mbuji-Mayi ranked 3rd in the DR Congo, while ranked 7059th and 8982nd 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	$10.9	$7.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$105	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.2%	12.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$7474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$3.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$3.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$91.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3971	$3239

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$978
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$447
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$558
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$866
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$746
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$631
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$741
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$755
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$783
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$889
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$908
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$776
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$780
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$637
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$875
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$751
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$845
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$701
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$682
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$535
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$605
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$511
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$837
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$511
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$656
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$719
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$631
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$554
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1014
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$689
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$603

Cities near Mbuji-Mayi

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Gandajika	$824
99 km or 62 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$833
129 km or 80 mi	Kananga	$934
311 km or 193 mi	Tshikapa	$890
436 km or 271 mi	Kindu	$740
543 km or 337 mi	Kikwit	$829
551 km or 342 mi	Kolwezi	$961
619 km or 385 mi	Kalemie	$746
641 km or 398 mi	Likasi	$953
684 km or 425 mi	Uvira	$776
708 km or 440 mi	Bujumbura	$493
708 km or 440 mi	Bukavu	$739
713 km or 443 mi	Cyangugu	$554
722 km or 448 mi	Makamba	$449
726 km or 451 mi	Bubanza	$453
748 km or 465 mi	Luena	$767
749 km or 465 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
751 km or 467 mi	Rutana	$448
759 km or 472 mi	Kisangani	$860
763 km or 474 mi	Gitega	$445
777 km or 483 mi	Ngozi	$448
781 km or 486 mi	Kibuye	$566
786 km or 489 mi	Butare	$458
794 km or 493 mi	Ruyigi	$446
797 km or 495 mi	Gisenyi	$572
801 km or 498 mi	Nyanza	$539
809 km or 503 mi	Mansa	$1121
831 km or 516 mi	Muyinga	$449
845 km or 525 mi	Ruhengeri	$575
854 km or 530 mi	Kigali	$677
854 km or 531 mi	Chingola	$1107
878 km or 545 mi	Byumba	$599
879 km or 546 mi	Mufulira	$1236
901 km or 560 mi	Kitwe	$1238
906 km or 563 mi	Mbandaka	$825
933 km or 580 mi	Bumba	$804
938 km or 583 mi	Kinshasa	$1001
940 km or 584 mi	Butembo	$745
940 km or 584 mi	Ndola	$1210
943 km or 586 mi	Brazzaville	$561