Cost of living comparison
France is 2.0 times more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in France instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 98.4% more for restaurants
Maputo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
$16.13
€14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
$9.98
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 93.2% more for groceries
Maputo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
$8.33
€7.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
$3.47
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
pay 76.1% more for transportation
Maputo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
$7.84
€7.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
$52.45
€48.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.15
|
$26,223.89
€24,329.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
$18.05
€16.74
|
|
pay 45.1% more for housing
Maputo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
$30.93
€28.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,199.44
|
$760.64
€705.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
$610.71
€566.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
$135.03
€125.28
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Maputo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
$674.24
€625.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.09
|
$11,309.03
€10,491.95
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
$11.11
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
$37.98
€35.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
$11.22
€10.41
|
|
pay 63.0% more for clothing
Maputo
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
$85.18
€79.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
$38.90
€36.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
$90.98
€84.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,171.49
|
$122.71
€113.85
|
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