Maputo vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$1555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2229
$1966
🏠 One person rent
$466
$1259
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$1094
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$214
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$56.8
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
30
41
😀 Quality of life
42
21
🏙️ Population
1.13M
908K

The cost of living in Maputo is 38% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 5915th and 3883rd ($966 vs $1555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st 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 months in Owerri. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Owerri ranked 18th in Nigeria, while ranked 7630th and 9121st among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.8
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$1421
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$43.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.1
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
17.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4210
$709
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2095
$1069
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$7.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$4.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.72
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$8.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$1.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$37
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5840
$1493

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662

Cities near Owerri

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$849
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$601
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$785
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$922
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$618
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$587
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$878
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$386
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$655
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$594
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1344
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$578
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$834
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$641
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$750
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1254
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$687
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$775
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$659
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$750
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1551
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$759
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1022
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$665
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$538
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1017
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$785
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$741
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1239
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$796
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$668
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$830
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$353
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1042
577 km or 358 mi Save
$650
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1042
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$612
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$750
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$584