Maputo vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$789
🏠 One person rent
$510
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$1512
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$220
$106
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
28
41
😀 Quality of life
41
17
🏙️ Population
1.19M
908K

The cost of living in Maputo is 114% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 4791st and 8460th ($1084 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd 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 0.2 months in Owerri. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 7059th and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.36
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.01
🥤 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
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$105
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.2%
17.51%
🏙️ 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
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$5.23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3971
$698

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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 Owerri

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$330
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265