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Addis Ababa vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 44.5% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 21.4% less in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 54.1% more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 0.9% more in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 71.8% more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% less in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 18.9% more in Addis Ababa

The cost of childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Maputo. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Addis Ababa. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Maputo, you would:

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pay 21.4% less for restaurants

	Maputo	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.39 MZN600.00	$4.26 ETB655.54	-54.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 MZN48.37	$0.61 ETB93.51	-19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 MZN34.22	$0.57 ETB87.20	+5.8%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 54.1% more for groceries

	Maputo	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 MZN68.38	$1.26 ETB193.73	+17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.60 MZN485.83	$4.34 ETB667.36	-43.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.86 MZN374.34	$5.42 ETB834.53	-7.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 MZN153.63	$2.28 ETB351.02	-5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 MZN150.82	$5.76 ETB886.79	+144.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MZN54.05	$3.08 ETB473.48	+263.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 MZN22.68	$0.43 ETB66.40	+21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MZN43.09	$1.06 ETB162.78	+56.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 MZN27.67	$0.40 ETB62.30	-6.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN27.90	$0.28 ETB42.45	-36.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 MZN19.96	$0.91 ETB139.43	+190.1%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 0.9% more for transportation

	Maputo	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.92	$4.81 ETB740.52	-5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-8.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+95.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.58 MZN996.00	$3.62 ETB556.29	-76.8%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 71.8% more for housing

	Maputo	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.27 MZN5,833.33	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	+76.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	+91.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.12 MZN4,417.54	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	+76.5%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Maputo	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-42.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+421.4%
Average			+189.6%

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pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.41 MZN90.00	$0.90 ETB138.50	-36.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$1.09 ETB167.35	-47.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$5.10 ETB784.81	+81.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	+44.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$3.75 ETB577.06	-52.1%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 18.9% more for clothing

	Maputo	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	-12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+22.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.24 MZN5,000.00	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	+20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+45.9%
Average			+18.9%

Maputo vs. Addis Ababa - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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