Maputo vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2304
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$513
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
37
😀 Quality of life
42
26
🏙️ Population
1.13M
1.48M

The cost of living in Maputo is 27% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 5473rd and 6787th ($1014 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Mozambique and Nigeria, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 7657th and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.9
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.73%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4186
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2086
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5827
$1896

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663

Cities near Onitsha

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1364
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$564
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$773
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$627
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$559
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$531
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$488
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$373
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$759
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$657