Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 20.4% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 15.3% more for restaurants
|
Maputo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
$10.76
ALL982
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.09
|
$7.91
ALL722
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.89
|
$1.61
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.57
|
$0.84
ALL77
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.76
|
$0.98
ALL89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.08
|
$6.08
ALL555
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.87
|
$7.55
ALL689
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.24
|
$3.58
ALL326
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
$3.61
ALL330
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.33
|
$0.68
ALL62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
$1.11
ALL101
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
$0.82
ALL75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.84
ALL76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.63
|
$0.50
ALL46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.56
ALL51
|
|
pay 11.2% more for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN326.04
|
$7.77
ALL709
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
$17.22
ALL1,572
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.74
|
$25,292.78
ALL2,308,135
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.34
|
$29.06
ALL2,652
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
|
Maputo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
$17.40
ALL1,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,723.01
|
$568.58
ALL51,887
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,573.55
|
$380.80
ALL34,750
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.98
|
$77.97
ALL7,115
|
|
pay 12.7% less for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
$235.39
ALL21,481
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.03
|
$4,857.15
ALL443,248
|
|
pay 39.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.01
|
$2.69
ALL246
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.24
|
$1.81
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
$3.77
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.62
|
$44.86
ALL4,094
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
$8.61
ALL786
|
|
pay 49.3% more for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.26
|
$64.36
ALL5,874
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,363.18
|
$48.67
ALL4,441
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.67
|
$95.47
ALL8,712
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.92
|
$125.92
ALL11,491
|
|
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