Cost of living comparison
Rome is 81.1% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Rome instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 74.2% more for restaurants
Maputo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN949.70
|
$19.79
€18.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN274.91
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.23
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.32
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 81.5% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.80
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN559.82
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.01
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.26
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN151.91
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.26
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.92
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.03
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.10
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.37
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.74
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 47.8% more for transportation
Maputo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN285.88
|
$7.67
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.04
|
$38.48
€36.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,099,342.21
|
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,224.30
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 88.3% more for housing
Maputo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,897.53
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,130.22
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,472.29
|
$773.95
€726.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,802.42
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
|
pay 92.8% more for childcare
Maputo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,001.45
|
$531.12
€498.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN282,757.04
|
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN74.98
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN117.96
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN149.95
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,782.15
|
$56.27
€52.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN399.87
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 64.9% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,566.18
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,481.93
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,748.51
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,164.74
|
$123.90
€116.25
|
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