Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Mozambique

Maputo vs. Conakry Cost of Living Summary

Maputo is 6.4% cheaper than Conakry.

Restaurants: pay 23.6% more in Maputo
Groceries: pay 32.4% less in Maputo
Transportation: pay 4.0% less in Maputo
Housing: pay 7.5% less in Maputo
Childcare: pay 19.2% less in Maputo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.5% less in Maputo
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Maputo

The cost of clothing and restaurants in Maputo are more expensive than in Conakry. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, and transportation are lower in Maputo. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Maputo.

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Maputo vs. Conakry Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maputo instead of Conakry, you would:

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pay 23.6% more for restaurants

	Conakry	Maputo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$10.17 MZN649.90	+119.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$7.13 MZN455.34	-23.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$0.85 MZN54.07	-51.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.71 MZN45.36
Average			+23.6%

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pay 32.4% less for groceries

	Conakry	Maputo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$1.01 MZN64.68	-31.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$10.43 MZN666.56	-9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$5.92 MZN378.48	-27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.46 MZN156.98	-43.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$2.60 MZN166.10	+27.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$0.91 MZN58.39	-30.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.35 MZN22.68	-67.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$0.75 MZN48.19	-7.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$0.48 MZN30.61	-51.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.46 MZN29.48	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.35 MZN22.68	-43.6%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 4.0% less for transportation

	Conakry	Maputo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$5.24 MZN334.69	-0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$23.47 MZN1,499.77	-17.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$31,685.19 MZN2M	-4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$10.95 MZN699.89	+23.5%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 7.5% less for housing

	Conakry	Maputo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$87.62 MZN5,599.12	-52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$543.78 MZN34,747.44	+6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$378.02 MZN24,155.78	+18.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$53.69 MZN3,431.08	-59.6%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 19.2% less for childcare

	Conakry	Maputo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$128.31 MZN8,198.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$5,140.04 MZN328K	-19.2%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Conakry	Maputo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$1.56 MZN99.98	-54.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$2.22 MZN141.85	-52.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$2.82 MZN179.97	+142.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$41.91 MZN2,678.15	-53.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$7.82 MZN499.92	+93.1%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Conakry	Maputo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$50.07 MZN3,199.50	+150.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$56.07 MZN3,582.77	+124.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$78.24 MZN4,999.22	+160.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$79.02 MZN5,049.21	+58.0%
Average			+119.3%

Conakry vs. Maputo - Cost of clothing

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