Maputo vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maputo	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3226	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$510	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$1512	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$220	$356
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	28	21
😀 Quality of life	41	29
🏙️ Population	1.19M	1.02M

The cost of living in Maputo is 116% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 4791st and 8495th ($1084 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and Liberia, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 7059th and 8457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Monrovia

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	Maputo	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$105	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.2%	10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3971	$2816

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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 Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$689
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$689
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$468
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$977
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$972
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$751
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$971
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$989
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1024
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$975
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$897
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$968
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$888
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$923
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$976
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$472
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$916
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$892
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1114
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$778
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$479
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$874
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$799
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$471
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1049
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$471
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$470
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$471
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$556
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$459
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$486