Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 10.5% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Doha, you would:
pay 47.1% more for restaurants
Doha
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR30.05
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR28.04
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.27
|
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
Doha
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.66
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.66
|
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.20
|
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.77
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.30
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.17
|
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.67
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.03
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.69
|
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.87
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 49.9% more for transportation
Doha
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.88
|
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR120.18
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR80,120.23
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR72.11
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
|
pay 23.8% less for housing
Doha
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR324.45
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,184.85
|
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,873.00
|
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR278.61
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
|
pay 57.4% less for childcare
Doha
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,797.71
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,560.86
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR21.07
|
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR24.04
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR454.21
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR45.07
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
Doha
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR218.85
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR169.01
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR325.83
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR350.10
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
|
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