Maputo vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$915
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2130
$1691
🏠 One person rent
$428
$212
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$317
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$119
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
29
25
😀 Quality of life
42
39
🏙️ Population
1.13M
2.44M

The cost of living in Maputo is 36% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 6137th and 7283rd ($915 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in Mozambique and Cameroon, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.2 months in Yaounde. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 7527th and 7830th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$52.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$192
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.12%
9.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$616
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$4.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$8.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5749
$1806

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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 Yaounde

Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1363
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$793
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$849
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$665
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$755
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$698
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1241
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$1413
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$397
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$571
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$708
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$494
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$674
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$961
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$676
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1774
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$563
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$878
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1051
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$660
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$621
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$1046
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$926
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$1044
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$632
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1514
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$810
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$644
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$781
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$536
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$664
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$526
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$644
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$596
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$505
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$852
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$836
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$393
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$778