Maputo vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Maputo	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1084	$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3226	$2222
🏠 One person rent	$510	$280
🏘️ Family rent	$1512	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$462
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$220	$298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	28	1
😀 Quality of life	41	21
🏙️ Population	1.19M	71.9K

The cost of living in Maputo is 25% more expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 4791st and 6146th ($1084 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 7059th and 8947th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Sao Tome

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	Maputo	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.53	$9.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.65
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$625
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.2	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.7	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$105	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.2%	7.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3602	$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2315	$224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.5	$6.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$19.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.3	$17.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.1	$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$284	$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3971	$3475

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$978
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$447
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$558
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$866
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$746
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$631
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$741
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$755
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$783
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$889
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$908
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$776
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$780
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$637
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$875
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$751
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$845
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$701
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$682
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$535
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$605
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$511
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$837
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$511
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$656
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$719
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$631
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$554
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1014
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$689
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$603

Cities near Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$866
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$651
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$697
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1242
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$990
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$683
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$587
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1300
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$233
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$237
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$860
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$507
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$330
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$351
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$354
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$325
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$567
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$315
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$290
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$761
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$436
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$272
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$448
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$243
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$545
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$697
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$732
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$250
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$262
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$826
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$310
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$510
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$678
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$407
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$749
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$509
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$510
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$677