Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 44.0% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Managua, you would:
pay 46.9% more for restaurants
Managua
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.55
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.68
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.63
|
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.19
|
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Managua
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.36
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.59
|
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO149.08
|
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.15
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.36
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.71
|
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.66
|
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.19
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.54
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.69
|
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.15
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.40
|
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.80
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.70
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
|
pay 77.6% more for housing
Managua
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,794.94
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,953.47
|
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,194.98
|
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,787.06
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
|
pay 64.3% more for childcare
Managua
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,221.54
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.58
|
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.88
|
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.30
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,968.45
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Managua
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,390.69
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,084.19
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,394.39
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,597.49
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
|
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