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Maputo vs. Managua Cost of Living Summary

Maputo is 17.3% more expensive than Managua.

Restaurants: pay 18.3% more in Maputo
Groceries: pay 26.7% less in Maputo
Transportation: pay 76.3% more in Maputo
Housing: pay 65.0% more in Maputo
Childcare: pay 13.6% more in Maputo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% more in Maputo
Clothing: pay 29.1% less in Maputo

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

Maputo vs. Managua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.3% more for restaurants

	Managua	Maputo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.91 NIO180.13	$9.39 MZN600.00	+91.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.30 NIO268.05	$7.82 MZN500.00	+7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.05	$0.76 MZN48.37	-7.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NIO23.85	$0.54 MZN34.22	-17.6%
Average			+18.3%

Managua vs. Maputo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.7% less for groceries

	Managua	Maputo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.41 NIO88.57	$1.07 MZN68.38	-55.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.80 NIO212.71	$7.60 MZN485.83	+31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.68 NIO171.86	$5.86 MZN374.34	+25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.29 NIO84.08	$2.40 MZN153.63	+4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.87 NIO105.33	$2.36 MZN150.82	-17.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO64.95	$0.85 MZN54.05	-52.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.44	$0.35 MZN22.68	-9.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO29.96	$0.67 MZN43.09	-17.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 NIO37.17	$0.43 MZN27.67	-57.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 NIO65.18	$0.44 MZN27.90	-75.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 NIO36.72	$0.31 MZN19.96	-68.8%
Average			-26.7%

Managua vs. Maputo - Cost of groceries

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pay 76.3% more for transportation

	Managua	Maputo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 NIO185.42	$5.12 MZN326.92	+1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.01 NIO220.45	$13.16 MZN841.30	+119.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO843,003.80	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	+22.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.94 NIO218.09	$15.58 MZN996.00	+162.2%
Average			+76.3%

Managua vs. Maputo - Cost of transportation

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pay 65.0% more for housing

	Managua	Maputo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.87 NIO1,353.03	$91.27 MZN5,833.33	+147.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$256.67 NIO9,418.23	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	+80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$190.00 NIO6,971.94	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	+40.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.42 NIO2,767.34	$69.12 MZN4,417.54	-8.3%
Average			+65.0%

Managua vs. Maputo - Cost of housing

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pay 13.6% more for childcare

	Managua	Maputo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$124.17 NIO4,556.22	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	+30.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220,166.41	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	-3.5%
Average			+13.6%

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pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Managua	Maputo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 NIO49.90	$1.41 MZN90.00	+3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NIO84.64	$2.08 MZN132.78	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.58	$2.82 MZN180.00	+5.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.79 NIO1,313.28	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	+20.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO293.56	$7.82 MZN500.00	-2.2%
Average			+3.6%

Managua vs. Maputo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.1% less for clothing

	Managua	Maputo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$77.43 NIO2,841.42	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	-33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.50 NIO2,660.34	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	-15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$132.64 NIO4,867.30	$78.24 MZN5,000.00	-41.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.16 NIO3,968.84	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	-27.1%
Average			-29.1%

Managua vs. Maputo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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