Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

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Mozambique

Maputo vs. Kigali Cost of Living Summary

Maputo is 20.3% more expensive than Kigali.

Restaurants: pay 90.6% more in Maputo
Groceries: pay 37.5% more in Maputo
Transportation: pay 11.1% less in Maputo
Housing: pay 7.0% less in Maputo
Childcare: pay 21.6% less in Maputo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.7% more in Maputo
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Maputo

The cost of clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Maputo are more expensive than in Kigali. Expenses including childcare, transportation, and housing are lower in Maputo. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Maputo.

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Maputo vs. Kigali Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maputo instead of Kigali, you would:

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pay 90.6% more for restaurants

	Kigali	Maputo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$10.17 MZN649.90	+275.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$7.13 MZN455.34	+5.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$0.85 MZN54.07	+8.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$0.71 MZN45.36	+27.0%
Average			+90.6%

Kigali vs. Maputo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.5% more for groceries

	Kigali	Maputo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$1.01 MZN64.68	-3.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$10.43 MZN666.56	+395.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$5.92 MZN378.48	+87.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$2.46 MZN156.98	+50.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$2.60 MZN166.10	+24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$0.91 MZN58.39	-16.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$0.35 MZN22.68	+0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$0.75 MZN48.19	+9.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$0.48 MZN30.61	+0.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.46 MZN29.48	+104.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.35 MZN22.68	+5.1%
Average			+37.5%

Kigali vs. Maputo - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.1% less for transportation

	Kigali	Maputo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$5.24 MZN334.69	-25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$23.47 MZN1,499.77	-7.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$31,685.19 MZN2M	+21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$10.95 MZN699.89	-42.3%
Average			-11.1%

Kigali vs. Maputo - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.0% less for housing

	Kigali	Maputo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$87.62 MZN5,599.12	+317.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$543.78 MZN34,747.44	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$378.02 MZN24,155.78	-8.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$53.69 MZN3,431.08	-16.5%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 21.6% less for childcare

	Kigali	Maputo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$128.31 MZN8,198.72	+13.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$5,140.04 MZN328K	-46.0%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 52.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Kigali	Maputo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$1.56 MZN99.98	+54.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$2.22 MZN141.85	-8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$2.82 MZN179.97	+38.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$41.91 MZN2,678.15	+56.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$7.82 MZN499.92	+131.0%
Average			+52.7%

Kigali vs. Maputo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Kigali	Maputo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$50.07 MZN3,199.50	+188.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$56.07 MZN3,582.77	+259.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$78.24 MZN4,999.22	+251.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$79.02 MZN5,049.21	+133.3%
Average			+203.7%

Kigali vs. Maputo - Cost of clothing

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