Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 8.6% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 1.0% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
|
pay 61.7% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Djibouti
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$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) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
Djibouti
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 35.1% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
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