Maputo vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$531	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$613
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	29	1
😀 Quality of life	41	11
🏙️ Population	1.13M	74.7K

The cost of living in Maputo is 3% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 5045th and 4807th ($1068 vs $1105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Mozambique and Comoros, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 6875th and 9179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Moroni

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	Maputo	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$1481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$1246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$2.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$13253

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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 Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1100
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1506
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1150
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$872
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$552
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$523
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$486
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$545
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$493
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$507
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$580
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$457
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$675
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$447
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$492
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$507
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$498
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$525
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$502
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$566
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$461
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$561
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$825
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$638
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1003
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$389
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$408
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$748
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$947
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$760
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$589
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$752
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$541
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$794