Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 22.7% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 35.9% more for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
GTQ44.79
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
GTQ8.47
|
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
GTQ6.51
|
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.89
GTQ14.66
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.82
GTQ21.91
|
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
GTQ49.36
|
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
GTQ16.24
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
GTQ23.76
|
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
GTQ11.61
|
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
GTQ3.89
|
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
GTQ10.43
|
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
GTQ6.23
|
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.55
|
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.52
|
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
GTQ32.25
|
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.58
GTQ82.12
|
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,951.60
GTQ139,356.38
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.66
GTQ67.19
|
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
|
pay 45.3% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
GTQ373.05
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.00
GTQ4,518.01
|
$989.04
MZN63,199.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.49
GTQ3,194.37
|
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.80
GTQ487.52
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
|
pay 23.9% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.19
GTQ1,336.68
|
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,273.28
GTQ40,935.94
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.09
|
|
pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
GTQ19.91
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.44
GTQ18.91
|
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
GTQ27.87
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.29
GTQ398.16
|
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.37
GTQ57.24
|
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.15
GTQ397.06
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.11
GTQ458.88
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.30
GTQ786.37
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.63
GTQ851.07
|
$96.58
MZN6,171.49
|
|
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