Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 18.9% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Maputo instead of France, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
France
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.13
|
$14.88
MZN952.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$4.31
MZN275.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$1.12
MZN71.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$0.91
MZN58.52
|
|
pay 38.0% less for groceries
France
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$8.77
MZN561.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$5.80
MZN371.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$1.88
MZN120.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$2.38
MZN152.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.87
MZN55.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.36
MZN23.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.58
MZN37.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$0.46
MZN29.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.38
MZN24.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.50
MZN31.85
|
|
pay 0.2% more for transportation
France
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$4.48
MZN286.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.19
|
$13.18
MZN843.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,106,577.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$34.85
MZN2,231.97
|
|
pay 53.4% more for housing
France
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
$123.73
MZN7,924.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.38
|
$989.04
MZN63,347.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€572.77
|
$242.40
MZN15,525.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
$59.57
MZN3,815.53
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
France
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.35
|
$282.02
MZN18,063.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,731.61
|
|
pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$1.17
MZN75.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.85
MZN118.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$2.35
MZN150.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.62
|
$59.25
MZN3,795.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.52
|
$6.26
MZN401.25
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
France
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
$24.54
MZN1,571.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
$70.22
MZN4,497.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
$74.39
MZN4,764.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.09
|
$96.58
MZN6,185.98
|
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