Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 34.7% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 59.1% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
DKK150.76
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.51
DKK100.51
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.75
DKK25.97
|
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
DKK20.10
|
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
DKK24.53
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.17
DKK42.75
|
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
DKK51.90
|
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
DKK32.71
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.08
DKK35.21
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
DKK9.57
|
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
DKK9.01
|
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
DKK10.18
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
DKK13.84
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
DKK6.84
|
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
DKK6.01
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.79
DKK53.95
|
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.34
DKK653.30
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$47,149.09
DKK326,507.42
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.42
DKK182.92
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
|
pay 16.1% more for housing
Copenhagen
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.16
DKK257.36
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,741.81
DKK12,062.04
|
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,268.50
DKK8,784.35
|
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.03
DKK1,115.12
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
|
pay 45.8% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$551.78
DKK3,821.10
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,343.23
DKK64,701.89
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.71
DKK60.30
|
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.34
DKK43.88
|
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
DKK62.31
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.82
DKK296.53
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.87
DKK130.66
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$106.73
DKK739.11
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.45
DKK307.80
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.59
DKK800.44
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$166.32
DKK1,151.77
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
|
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