Cost of living comparison
Italy is 65.3% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Italy instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 65.6% more for restaurants
Maputo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
$15.74
€14.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 60.2% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
$4.47
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 50.6% more for transportation
Maputo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
$8.02
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
$38.40
€35.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.15
|
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
$18.65
€17.30
|
|
pay 35.7% more for housing
Maputo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,199.44
|
$608.10
€564.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
$488.80
€453.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
|
pay 89.8% more for childcare
Maputo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
$459.30
€426.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.09
|
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
$51.79
€48.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
$9.32
€8.65
|
|
pay 54.7% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,171.49
|
$114.84
€106.55
|
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