Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 3.1 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹356.58
|
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹356.58
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.82
|
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.51
|
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.14
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.31
|
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.47
|
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.21
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.41
|
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.37
|
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.37
|
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.39
|
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.21
|
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.58
|
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.36
|
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹386.87
|
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,018.81
|
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,120,694.79
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹213.95
|
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹637.59
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,726.59
|
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,010.86
|
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,575.96
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,062.30
|
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,486.24
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹152.82
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.32
|
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹346.40
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,758.15
|
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹407.53
|
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
|
pay 74.2% more for clothing
Delhi
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,404.97
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,903.42
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,974.88
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,168.67
|
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
|
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