Maputo vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$2089
🏠 One person rent	$531	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$619
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	29	68
😀 Quality of life	41	59
🏙️ Population	1.13M	5.55M

The cost of living in Maputo is 40% more expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 5045th and 6622nd ($1068 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Mozambique and Kenya, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6875th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Nairobi

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	Maputo	Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$7984

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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 Nairobi

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Thika	$589
56 km or 35 mi	Machakos	$408
139 km or 87 mi	Nakuru	$500
175 km or 109 mi	Meru	$541
232 km or 144 mi	Arusha	$638
235 km or 146 mi	Moshi	$561
263 km or 164 mi	Eldoret	$483
265 km or 165 mi	Kisumu	$522
316 km or 196 mi	Mumias	$490
367 km or 228 mi	Tororo	$602
394 km or 245 mi	Mbale	$605
425 km or 264 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Mombasa	$580
444 km or 276 mi	Jinja	$562
456 km or 284 mi	Mwanza	$625
491 km or 305 mi	Tanga	$545
501 km or 311 mi	Kira Town	$646
503 km or 313 mi	Kampala	$698
507 km or 315 mi	Entebbe	$558
564 km or 351 mi	Dodoma	$502
603 km or 375 mi	Stone Town	$523
604 km or 375 mi	Zanzibar	$552
623 km or 387 mi	Morogoro	$486
671 km or 417 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
674 km or 419 mi	Gulu	$594
741 km or 461 mi	Muyinga	$650
751 km or 467 mi	Byumba	$613
755 km or 469 mi	Kigali	$771
769 km or 478 mi	Ruyigi	$648
778 km or 483 mi	Kasese	$573
794 km or 494 mi	Nyanza	$518
796 km or 495 mi	Bunia	$801
798 km or 496 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
798 km or 496 mi	Ngozi	$648
799 km or 496 mi	Butare	$413
801 km or 498 mi	Gitega	$651
811 km or 504 mi	Rutana	$648
813 km or 505 mi	Arua	$585
835 km or 519 mi	Kibuye	$479
841 km or 523 mi	Beni	$785