Cost of living comparison
Accra is 18.5% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Accra instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$3.99
GHS55.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$6.67
GHS93.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$0.70
GHS9.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$0.27
GHS3.76
|
|
pay 60.7% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$1.59
GHS22.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$3.57
GHS49.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$10.22
GHS142.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$2.41
GHS33.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$2.09
GHS29.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$1.15
GHS16.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$0.59
GHS8.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.73
GHS10.25
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$1.15
GHS16.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$1.11
GHS15.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.95
GHS13.26
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Maputo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$4.34
GHS60.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$35.97
GHS503.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$8,310.68
GHS116,292.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$12.58
GHS176.03
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Maputo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$45.95
GHS643.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$428.99
GHS6,002.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$95.80
GHS1,340.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$43.81
GHS613.00
|
|
pay 39.7% less for childcare
Maputo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$59.09
GHS826.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$5,489.48
GHS76,815.31
|
|
pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$1.20
GHS16.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
$2.52
GHS35.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$1.60
GHS22.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$35.44
GHS495.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$8.70
GHS121.78
|
|
pay 57.0% less for clothing
Maputo
|
Accra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$15.66
GHS219.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$18.59
GHS260.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$32.46
GHS454.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$33.24
GHS465.17
|
|
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