Maputo vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$2041
🏠 One person rent	$520	$256
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$740
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	28	26
😀 Quality of life	38	13
🏙️ Population	1.13M	2.12M

The cost of living in Maputo is 55% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 4869th and 6821st ($1116 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and Somalia, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 7151st and 9110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Mogadishu

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	Maputo	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$3.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$890

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$711
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$502
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$684
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$671
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$626
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$535
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$527
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$667
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$560
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$810
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$571
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$482
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$745
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$601
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$555
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$554
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$493
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$548
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$584
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$553
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$460
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$590
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$543
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$675
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$814
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$509
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$518
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$483
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$583
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$581
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$514
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$639
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$504
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1552
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$511
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$489
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$799