Maputo vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$915
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2130
$2032
🏠 One person rent
$428
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$315
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
35 km
🎓 Higher education
29
27
😀 Quality of life
42
66
🏙️ Population
1.13M
149K

The cost of living in Maputo is 10% more expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 6137th and 6542nd ($915 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Mozambique and Mauritius, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Port Louis ranked 2nd in Mauritius, while ranked 7527th and 4910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$3.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$49.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.12%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$1153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$8.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$6.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5749
$4881

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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 Port Louis

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Quatre Bornes
$727
14 km or 8.5 mi Bambous
$774
14 km or 8.7 mi Triolet
$834
17 km or 10 mi Curepipe
$842
21 km or 13 mi Goodlands
$822
23 km or 14 mi Centre de Flacq
$692
33 km or 21 mi Mahebourg
$812
210 km or 130 mi Saint-Benoit
$1561
212 km or 132 mi Saint-Andre
$1560
214 km or 133 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1546
228 km or 142 mi Saint-Denis
$1535
237 km or 148 mi Saint-Joseph
$1445
241 km or 149 mi Le Tampon
$1576
241 km or 150 mi La Possession
$1561
246 km or 153 mi Le Port
$1590
248 km or 154 mi Saint-Pierre
$1595
250 km or 156 mi Saint-Paul
$1641
256 km or 159 mi Saint-Leu
$1751
880 km or 546 mi Toamasina
$476
1054 km or 655 mi Antananarivo
$564
1094 km or 680 mi Antsirabe
$493
1471 km or 914 mi Toliara
$453
1543 km or 959 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi Domoni
$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi Victoria
$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi Moroni
$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi Nacala
$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi Pemba
$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi Nampula
$935
2180 km or 1355 mi Quelimane
$692
2365 km or 1470 mi Beira
$996
2368 km or 1472 mi Mulanje
$461
2404 km or 1494 mi Zomba
$458
2426 km or 1508 mi Blantyre
$506
2441 km or 1517 mi Mangochi
$496
2463 km or 1530 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
2490 km or 1548 mi Ntcheu
$493
2491 km or 1548 mi Monkey Bay
$519
2504 km or 1556 mi Xai-Xai
$915
2515 km or 1563 mi Zanzibar
$609