Maputo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$520	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	28	20
😀 Quality of life	38	46
🏙️ Population	1.13M	1.29M

The cost of living in Maputo is 125% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4869th and 8700th ($1116 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and Libya, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 7151st and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Tripoli

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	Maputo	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$1179

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Cities near Maputo

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 Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$388
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$398
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$388
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$402
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$432
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$412
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$419
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$462
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$375
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1434
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1334
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1649
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1643
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1747
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1771
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$482
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$403
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$442
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1172
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$990
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1134
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1188
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$563
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$522
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$490
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1229
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$492
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1086
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$344
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1005
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1211
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$373
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160