Cost of living comparison

Mozambique

compared to

Colombia

Bogota vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 27.1% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 7.0% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 36.3% more in Bogota
Transportation: pay 14.2% more in Bogota
Housing: pay 26.3% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.0% more in Bogota
Clothing: pay 35.2% more in Bogota

The cost of childcare, groceries, clothing, housing, transportation, and restaurants in Bogota are more expensive than in Maputo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Bogota.

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Bogota vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.0% more for restaurants

	Maputo	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.17 MZN649.90	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-24.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.13 MZN455.34	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+43.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 MZN54.07	$1.34 COP4,267.92	+58.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$0.87 COP2,755.00	+22.3%
Average			+7.0%

Maputo vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.3% more for groceries

	Maputo	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 MZN64.68	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+139.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.43 MZN666.56	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-62.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 MZN378.48	$6.14 COP19,479.18	+3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MZN156.98	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 MZN166.10	$3.30 COP10,487.06	+27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 MZN58.39	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+71.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 MZN22.68	$0.81 COP2,555.68	+126.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 MZN48.19	$0.87 COP2,775.49	+16.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 MZN30.61	$0.79 COP2,499.80	+64.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MZN29.48	$0.65 COP2,066.32	+41.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 MZN22.68	$0.63 COP1,985.15	+76.2%
Average			+36.3%

Maputo vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.2% more for transportation

	Maputo	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.24 MZN334.69	$4.90 COP15,551.55	-6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.47 MZN1,499.77	$49.41 COP157K	+110.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,685.19 MZN2M	$23,161.08 COP74M	-26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.95 MZN699.89	$20.84 COP66,160.97	+90.3%
Average			+14.2%

Maputo vs. Bogota - Cost of transportation

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pay 26.3% more for housing

	Maputo	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.62 MZN5,599.12	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-66.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.78 MZN34,747.44	$779.14 COP2M	+43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.02 MZN24,155.78	$440.22 COP1M	+16.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.69 MZN3,431.08	$93.36 COP296K	+73.9%
Average			+26.3%

Maputo vs. Bogota - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Maputo	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.31 MZN8,198.72	$463.22 COP1M	+261.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,140.04 MZN328K	$8,195.93 COP26M	+59.5%
Average			+139.9%

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pay 6.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.56 MZN99.98	$2.01 COP6,371.06	+28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MZN141.85	$2.52 COP7,993.08	+13.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN179.97	$4.32 COP13,722.28	+53.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.91 MZN2,678.15	$33.42 COP106K	-20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN499.92	$7.72 COP24,504.06	-1.3%
Average			+6.0%

Maputo vs. Bogota - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 35.2% more for clothing

	Maputo	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.07 MZN3,199.50	$82.94 COP263K	+65.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.07 MZN3,582.77	$47.35 COP150K	-15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.24 MZN4,999.22	$141.13 COP448K	+80.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.02 MZN5,049.21	$104.65 COP332K	+32.4%
Average			+35.2%

Maputo vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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