Maputo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$531	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	29	20
😀 Quality of life	41	45
🏙️ Population	1.13M	1.29M

The cost of living in Maputo is 130% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5045th and 8801st ($1068 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Mozambique and Libya, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6875th and 6545th 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	$9.78	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$1187

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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 Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058