Maputo vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3076
$1942
🏠 One person rent
$520
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1290
$656
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
28
27
😀 Quality of life
38
62
🏙️ Population
1.13M
149K

The cost of living in Maputo is 35% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 4869th and 6351st ($1116 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and Mauritius, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 7151st and 4805th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$913
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$29.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$45
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.92%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3581
$1168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2586
$1154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$223
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5539
$3888

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654

Cities near Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$767
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$804
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$701
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$796
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$777
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1457
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1481
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$457
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$519
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$348
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$403
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1093
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1552
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1091
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1394
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1500
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$1190
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$670
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$1000
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$500
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$498
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$591
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$516
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$515
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$526
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$736