Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 58.4% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 22.5% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.72
TRY303.10
|
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
TRY252.58
|
$10.00
MZN639.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
TRY44.15
|
$0.95
MZN60.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
TRY17.52
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
TRY28.99
|
$1.19
MZN75.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
TRY160.12
|
$8.45
MZN540.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
TRY135.56
|
$5.78
MZN369.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TRY58.40
|
$2.09
MZN133.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TRY93.78
|
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.90
|
$0.81
MZN51.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TRY30.62
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TRY15.78
|
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY18.82
|
$0.42
MZN26.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.60
|
$0.33
MZN21.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY7.98
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
TRY167.27
|
$5.12
MZN326.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.72
TRY303.10
|
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,845.33
TRY1,557,926.95
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.40
TRY187.71
|
$34.12
MZN2,180.34
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.50
TRY399.59
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.54
TRY20,584.70
|
$782.47
MZN50,007.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$399.36
TRY13,873.82
|
$273.87
MZN17,502.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.07
TRY1,843.78
|
$61.37
MZN3,922.18
|
|
pay 46.4% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.10
TRY17,442.99
|
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,388.60
TRY360,900.07
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.02
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.49
TRY121.24
|
$1.25
MZN80.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
TRY98.75
|
$2.24
MZN142.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
TRY70.72
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.91
TRY1,421.11
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TRY202.07
|
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
|
pay 9.9% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.66
TRY1,968.40
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.57
TRY1,583.05
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.18
TRY3,619.35
|
$75.64
MZN4,834.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.27
TRY3,240.27
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.88
|
|
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