Maputo vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$531	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	29	26
😀 Quality of life	41	12
🏙️ Population	1.13M	2.12M

The cost of living in Maputo is 50% more expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 5045th and 6832nd ($1068 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Mozambique and Somalia, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6875th and 9139th 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	$9.78	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$879

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752