Maputo vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2304
$1792
🏠 One person rent
$513
$1077
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$935
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$50.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$76.3
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
30
41
😀 Quality of life
42
24
🏙️ Population
1.13M
908K

The cost of living in Maputo is 26% less expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 5473rd and 4388th ($1014 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Mozambique and Nigeria, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.1 months in Owerri. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Owerri ranked 12th in Nigeria, while ranked 7657th and 8997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$9.95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$1203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.9
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.73%
14.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4186
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2086
$897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$7.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$0.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$1.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$15
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$36.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5827
$1701

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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 Owerri

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$773
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$591
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$795
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$559
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$564
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$786
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$373
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$627
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$531
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$1272
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$488
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$821
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$627
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$738
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1156
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$699
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$670
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$575
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$759
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$1375
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$658
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$946
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$639
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$518
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$995
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$692
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$768
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1209
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$830
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$666
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$760
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$323
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$1011
577 km or 358 mi Save
$654
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$1013
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$596
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$672
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$517