Maputo vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$765
🏠 One person rent
$510
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1512
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$220
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
36
😀 Quality of life
41
17
🏙️ Population
1.19M
1.48M

The cost of living in Maputo is 207% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 4791st and 9080th ($1084 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Mozambique and Nigeria, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 7059th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$105
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.2%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2315
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3971
$704

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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 Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617