Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 2.8 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 18.8% more for restaurants
Asmara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Asmara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Asmara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
|
pay 50.8% more for housing
Asmara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Asmara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Asmara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
|
pay 85.8% more for clothing
Asmara
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
|
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