Maputo vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1068
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2602
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$531
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$1006
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$373
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
25
😀 Quality of life
41
24
🏙️ Population
1.13M
2.44M

The cost of living in Maputo is 43% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 5045th and 6685th ($1068 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Mozambique and Cameroon, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 6875th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.78
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.61
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$592
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$308
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1399
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.29%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3504
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2016
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.76
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.9
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.6
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5643
$1631

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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 Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1265
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$555
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$764
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$601
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$462
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$805
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$972
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$900
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$881
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$900
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1502
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$820
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$665
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$759
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$522
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$651
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$513
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$634
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$533
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$486
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$743
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$850
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$371
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$779