Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 50.1% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Kuala Lumpur
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.41
MYR16.24
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.22
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
MYR2.01
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 3.3% less for groceries
Kuala Lumpur
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.94
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
MYR25.58
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
MYR31.47
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
MYR8.73
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
MYR8.84
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.92
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MYR3.19
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.94
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MYR3.14
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MYR2.20
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
MYR2.02
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 99.4% more for transportation
Kuala Lumpur
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.54
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR54.14
|
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,338.86
MYR173,245.51
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR48.73
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.82
MYR127.85
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.21
MYR2,313.22
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.86
MYR1,396.22
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.43
MYR192.73
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 15.7% less for childcare
Kuala Lumpur
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.56
MYR1,204.06
|
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,785.60
MYR37,117.85
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
|
pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Lumpur
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.86
MYR18.41
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MYR13.52
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR19.49
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.83
MYR208.98
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.54
MYR21.66
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
Kuala Lumpur
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
MYR230.92
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.56
MYR145.68
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.98
MYR324.09
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.95
MYR347.79
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
|
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