Maputo vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$531	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	29	27
😀 Quality of life	41	62
🏙️ Population	1.13M	149K

The cost of living in Maputo is 31% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 5045th and 6387th ($1068 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Mozambique and Mauritius, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 6875th and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Port Louis

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	Maputo	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$3884

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552