Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 27.1% cheaper than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 27.2% less for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,751.33
|
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,044.46
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,726.03
|
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,333.53
|
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
|
pay 44.8% less for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,287.60
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,221.25
|
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,725.43
|
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,185.83
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,020.02
|
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,478.22
|
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,826.07
|
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,758.33
|
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,703.41
|
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,541.99
|
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,357.20
|
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
|
pay 38.0% more for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,854.41
|
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,421,360.92
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,942.16
|
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
Kinshasa
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF835,026.50
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,344,169.61
|
$989.04
MZN63,199.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,892,726.74
|
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,179,167.12
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
|
pay 63.1% less for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,340,106.01
|
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,494,110.72
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.09
|
|
pay 39.9% less for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,842.40
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,103.54
|
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,741.98
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF271,383.61
|
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,834.22
|
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
|
pay 12.0% more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,336.87
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,419.76
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF250,507.95
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,786.02
|
$96.58
MZN6,171.49
|
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