Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 33.2% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 15.9% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$9.92
RUB902.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$4.92
RUB447.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$1.10
RUB100.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$0.60
RUB54.58
|
|
pay 10.3% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$0.63
RUB57.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$4.72
RUB429.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$3.62
RUB329.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$1.74
RUB158.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$2.18
RUB198.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$0.64
RUB57.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$0.69
RUB62.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.79
RUB72.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$1.56
RUB141.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$0.19
RUB17.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.20
RUB18.47
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
Maputo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$2.31
RUB210.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$29.87
RUB2,717.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,986,351.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$5.69
RUB517.63
|
|
pay 24.3% more for housing
Maputo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$6.03
RUB548.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$881.83
RUB80,239.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$532.09
RUB48,415.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$90.54
RUB8,238.59
|
|
pay 93.5% more for childcare
Maputo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$484.25
RUB44,062.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,051,301.61
|
|
pay 36.6% more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$3.28
RUB298.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
$2.63
RUB239.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$2.52
RUB228.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$32.93
RUB2,996.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$5.47
RUB497.73
|
|
pay 86.5% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$98.68
RUB8,979.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$46.53
RUB4,233.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$117.96
RUB10,733.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$114.14
RUB10,386.04
|
|
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