Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 2.9 times more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Maputo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$21.77
€20.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$3.31
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
pay 96.0% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$6.59
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$5.95
€5.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Maputo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$8.18
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$88.71
€81.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$32,110.45
€29,514.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$25.25
€23.21
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Maputo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$2,059.29
€1,892.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$1,685.95
€1,549.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$203.74
€187.27
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Maputo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$2,119.81
€1,948.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$11,765.02
€10,813.82
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$7.08
€6.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
$4.28
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$10.34
€9.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$62.30
€57.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
pay 62.6% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$89.06
€81.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$33.70
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$94.07
€86.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$110.42
€101.49
|
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