Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 23.1% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Canada, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$14.88
MZN952.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$4.31
MZN275.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.12
MZN71.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.91
MZN58.47
|
|
pay 40.9% less for groceries
Canada
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$1.17
MZN75.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$8.77
MZN561.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$5.80
MZN371.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$1.88
MZN120.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$2.38
MZN152.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$0.87
MZN55.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.36
MZN22.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.58
MZN37.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.46
MZN29.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.38
MZN24.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.50
MZN31.83
|
|
pay 18.1% more for transportation
Canada
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
$4.48
MZN286.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.32
|
$13.18
MZN843.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,870.16
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,104,933.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
$34.85
MZN2,230.23
|
|
pay 8.9% less for housing
Canada
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
$123.73
MZN7,918.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.40
|
$989.04
MZN63,298.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.45
|
$242.40
MZN15,513.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.53
|
$59.57
MZN3,812.55
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Canada
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.90
|
$282.02
MZN18,049.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,191.03
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,510.06
|
|
pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$1.17
MZN75.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$1.85
MZN118.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$2.35
MZN150.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
$59.25
MZN3,792.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$6.26
MZN400.94
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Canada
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.23
|
$24.54
MZN1,570.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.51
|
$70.22
MZN4,493.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.75
|
$74.39
MZN4,761.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.84
|
$96.58
MZN6,181.15
|
|
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