Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 3.8% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Athens, you would:
pay 4.1% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.88
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Athens
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.12
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.60
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.14
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 32.7% more for transportation
Athens
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.49
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.81
|
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.68
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 54.8% more for housing
Athens
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.72
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€517.07
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€487.43
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€188.95
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Athens
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€455.96
|
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,388.51
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.36
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.44
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.93
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.79
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
Athens
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.25
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.53
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.07
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.00
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
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