Maputo vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$915
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2130
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$428
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
29
29
😀 Quality of life
42
32
🏙️ Population
1.13M
42.7K

The cost of living in Maputo is 67% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 6137th and 8291st ($915 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Mozambique and Kenya, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7527th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.12%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5749
$8839

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$460
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$811
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$420
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$503
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524