Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 26.4% more expensive than Honiara.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Honiara, you would:
pay 6.2% more for restaurants
Honiara
|
Maputo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
|
pay 50.1% less for groceries
Honiara
|
Maputo
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
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pay 2.4% less for transportation
Honiara
|
Maputo
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
Honiara
|
Maputo
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$989.04
MZN63,199.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
|
pay 78.2% more for childcare
Honiara
|
Maputo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.09
|
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pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports
Honiara
|
Maputo
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
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pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Honiara
|
Maputo
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$96.58
MZN6,171.49
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