Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 13.3% more expensive than Conakry.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Conakry, you would:
pay 9.4% more for restaurants
Conakry
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,988
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
GNF92,633
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,817
|
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,317
|
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
|
pay 25.6% less for groceries
Conakry
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
GNF6,286
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.28
GNF79,778
|
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.54
GNF73,416
|
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
GNF19,503
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
GNF30,223
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
GNF9,281
|
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
GNF9,382
|
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
GNF6,002
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
GNF8,534
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
GNF6,384
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
Conakry
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
GNF41,012
|
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
|
pay 18.3% more for housing
Conakry
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.45
GNF777,681
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$523.54
GNF4,501,129
|
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.45
GNF3,331,059
|
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.18
GNF525,965
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
|
pay 47.5% less for childcare
Conakry
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,500.00
GNF12,896,250
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,389.60
GNF54,934,552
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
Conakry
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,405
|
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,195
|
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.08
GNF9,296
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.02
GNF473,021
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.63
GNF39,835
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Conakry
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,950
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
GNF214,938
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.00
GNF257,925
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF429,875
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
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