Maputo vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$1859
🏠 One person rent	$520	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$634
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	28	26
😀 Quality of life	38	24
🏙️ Population	1.13M	2.44M

The cost of living in Maputo is 46% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4869th and 6597th ($1116 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Mozambique and Cameroon, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 7151st and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Yaounde

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	Maputo	Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$1615

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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 Yaounde

Distance	City	Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi	Douala	$1368
217 km or 135 mi	Bafoussam	$794
245 km or 152 mi	Kumba	$933
256 km or 159 mi	Buea	$655
256 km or 159 mi	Limbe	$710
275 km or 171 mi	Bamenda	$714
297 km or 185 mi	Bata	$1201
305 km or 189 mi	Malabo	$812
374 km or 233 mi	Calabar	$374
448 km or 278 mi	Ngaoundere	$666
449 km or 279 mi	Libreville	$702
475 km or 295 mi	Berberati	$488
481 km or 299 mi	Aba	$638
484 km or 301 mi	Umuahia	$906
511 km or 317 mi	Port Harcourt	$651
529 km or 329 mi	Owerri	$1686
530 km or 329 mi	Enugu	$469
558 km or 346 mi	Awka	$846
584 km or 363 mi	Onitsha	$1036
593 km or 368 mi	Port-Gentil	$659
640 km or 398 mi	Garoua	$724
660 km or 410 mi	Sao Tome	$878
665 km or 413 mi	Warri	$886
669 km or 415 mi	Trindade	$879
709 km or 440 mi	Benin	$537
729 km or 453 mi	Abuja	$1262
735 km or 457 mi	Jos	$757
738 km or 459 mi	Mubi	$616
741 km or 461 mi	Bauchi	$735
748 km or 465 mi	Gamboma	$531
754 km or 468 mi	Owo	$658
783 km or 487 mi	Bangui	$518
795 km or 494 mi	Akure	$635
809 km or 503 mi	Maroua	$701
813 km or 505 mi	Ado Ekiti	$681
831 km or 516 mi	Bongor	$492
842 km or 523 mi	Minna	$787
862 km or 535 mi	Mbandaka	$810
867 km or 539 mi	Kaduna	$377
867 km or 539 mi	Ife	$774