Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 24.9% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 52.1% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
kr204.98
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
kr122.99
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
kr30.09
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
kr27.48
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
kr35.82
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
kr60.74
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
kr81.11
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
kr40.54
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
kr63.43
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr13.38
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
kr9.65
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr12.53
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
kr17.44
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
kr8.99
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.68
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
kr85.94
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
kr834.25
|
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
kr358,707.40
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,288.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
kr225.47
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 11.3% more for housing
Oslo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
kr428.48
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
kr14,083.65
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
kr12,207.76
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
kr1,692.31
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 25.6% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
kr3,350.07
|
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
kr81,602.27
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.62
|
|
pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
kr102.49
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
kr45.56
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
kr153.73
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
kr449.73
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
kr163.98
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
Oslo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
kr845.27
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
kr390.56
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
kr1,052.96
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
kr1,116.14
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.32
|
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