Maputo vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$915
$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2130
$2151
🏠 One person rent
$428
$1475
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$1281
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$67.7
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
29
42
😀 Quality of life
42
17
🏙️ Population
1.13M
908K

The cost of living in Maputo is 48% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 6137th and 2835th ($915 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 17th in Nigeria, while ranked 7527th and 9159th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$1679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$1328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$37.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.12%
18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$8.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$0.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$4.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$8.08
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$9.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$14.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$34.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5749
$1311

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607

Cities near Owerri

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$961
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$674
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$878
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$1051
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$676
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$563
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$926
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$397
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$632
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$664
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1413
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$644
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$849
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$665
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$755
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1363
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$698
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$778
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$705
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$793
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1514
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$752
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$1102
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$664
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$526
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$1013
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$852
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$743
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1241
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$793
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$671
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$810
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$393
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1046
577 km or 358 mi Save
$646
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1044
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$598
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$781
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$652