Maputo vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$510
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1512
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$220
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
28
30
😀 Quality of life
41
29
🏙️ Population
1.19M
42.7K

The cost of living in Maputo is 123% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4791st and 8601st ($1084 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Mozambique and Kenya, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7059th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$105
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.2%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2315
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3971
$6789

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539