Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 25.9% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 38.2% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.54
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.03
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.62
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.27
|
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,272.12
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.01
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 7.5% less for housing
Ireland
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.36
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,206.49
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,071.90
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.17
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 58.7% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€834.84
|
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,106.41
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.17
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.36
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.79
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.99
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.74
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 3.7% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.20
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.80
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.41
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.54
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
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