Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 16.9% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.82
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 55.2% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.83
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.23
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.13
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.06
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 6.9% more for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.29
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$498.46
|
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$259,198.68
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.68
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 56.5% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.64
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,908.05
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,744.91
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.89
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,037.43
|
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,599.25
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.85
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.80
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$621.08
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.69
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$633.10
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.96
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$691.37
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,012.63
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
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