Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 2.1 times more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 83.7% more for restaurants
Ankara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
TRY168.08
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
TRY30.98
|
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
TRY11.87
|
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
|
pay 49.8% more for groceries
Ankara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
TRY15.49
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
TRY117.59
|
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
TRY143.54
|
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
TRY60.80
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
TRY65.92
|
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.29
|
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
TRY22.98
|
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
TRY13.34
|
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
TRY17.42
|
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.24
|
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.10
|
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Ankara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
TRY139.73
|
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
TRY504.25
|
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
TRY1,344,674.01
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
TRY127.74
|
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
TRY311.89
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
TRY11,247.64
|
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
TRY7,514.77
|
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
TRY1,614.90
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
|
pay 11.1% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
TRY7,334.47
|
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
TRY146,381.39
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
|
pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
TRY84.04
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TRY69.78
|
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
TRY58.83
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
TRY756.44
|
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
TRY108.41
|
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
TRY1,431.56
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
TRY1,082.78
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
TRY2,487.65
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
TRY2,129.49
|
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
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