Maputo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maputo	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2130	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$428	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.3	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	29	20
😀 Quality of life	42	49
🏙️ Population	1.13M	1.29M

The cost of living in Maputo is 101% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6137th and 8852nd ($915 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Mozambique and Libya, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 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 7527th and 6694th 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	$9.36	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.6	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.12%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5749	$919

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Cities near Maputo

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 Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161