Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 31.8% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 52.4% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Tunis
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
$3.20
TND9.940
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.09
|
$4.80
TND14.920
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.89
|
$0.60
TND1.860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.57
|
$0.35
TND1.100
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Maputo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.76
|
$0.14
TND0.420
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.08
|
$5.12
TND15.930
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.87
|
$1.74
TND5.410
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.24
|
$1.61
TND5.000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
$2.61
TND8.130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.33
|
$0.85
TND2.630
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
$1.51
TND4.690
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
$0.45
TND1.400
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.34
TND1.040
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.63
|
$0.28
TND0.870
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
pay 33.4% less for transportation
Maputo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN326.04
|
$3.05
TND9.490
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
$10.72
TND33.310
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.74
|
$38,384.65
TND119,328.810
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.34
|
$2.85
TND8.850
|
|
pay 51.8% less for housing
Maputo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
$23.34
TND72.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,723.01
|
$243.54
TND757.110
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,573.55
|
$170.39
TND529.690
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.98
|
$43.08
TND133.930
|
|
pay 56.5% less for childcare
Maputo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
$93.99
TND292.200
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.03
|
$2,893.78
TND8,996.070
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.01
|
$1.60
TND4.970
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.24
|
$0.84
TND2.600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
$3.20
TND9.940
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.62
|
$30.01
TND93.290
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
$4.80
TND14.920
|
|
pay 15.5% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Tunis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.26
|
$43.24
TND134.420
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,363.18
|
$53.70
TND166.940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.67
|
$89.56
TND278.430
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.92
|
$76.96
TND239.240
|
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