Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 64.1% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$14.88
MZN952.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,848
|
$4.31
MZN275.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA685
|
$1.12
MZN71.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA771
|
$0.91
MZN58.47
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,048
|
$1.17
MZN75.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$8.77
MZN561.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,447
|
$5.80
MZN371.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$1.88
MZN120.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,399
|
$2.38
MZN152.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,632
|
$0.87
MZN55.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$0.36
MZN22.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.58
MZN37.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA816
|
$0.46
MZN29.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,236
|
$0.38
MZN24.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.50
MZN31.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Malabo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,907
|
$4.48
MZN286.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,975
|
$13.18
MZN843.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,278,596
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,104,933.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,625
|
$34.85
MZN2,230.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA102,786
|
$123.73
MZN7,918.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA128,482
|
$989.04
MZN63,298.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA71,950
|
$242.40
MZN15,513.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,794
|
$59.57
MZN3,812.55
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA41,114
|
$282.02
MZN18,049.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA719,502
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,510.06
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA514
|
$1.17
MZN75.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,111
|
$1.85
MZN118.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,028
|
$2.35
MZN150.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$59.25
MZN3,792.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.26
MZN400.94
|
|
pay 14.5% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,418
|
$24.54
MZN1,570.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA49,680
|
$70.22
MZN4,493.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA154,179
|
$74.39
MZN4,761.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA46,254
|
$96.58
MZN6,181.15
|
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