Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 0.8% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 1.1% more for restaurants
Maputo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$8.50
ARS7,527.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$6.00
ARS5,313.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$1.33
ARS1,181.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$0.97
ARS861.63
|
|
pay 16.6% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$2.02
ARS1,791.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$4.64
ARS4,108.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$4.08
ARS3,610.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$2.08
ARS1,843.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$2.06
ARS1,826.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$0.83
ARS731.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$0.81
ARS713.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.57
ARS505.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.75
ARS666.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$0.39
ARS345.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.40
ARS354.45
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Maputo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$3.45
ARS3,056.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$9.00
ARS7,970.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,711,563.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$7.66
ARS6,783.53
|
|
pay 26.5% less for housing
Maputo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$20.18
ARS17,867.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$491.75
ARS435,483.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$356.25
ARS315,487.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$35.17
ARS31,149.03
|
|
pay 12.3% less for childcare
Maputo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$219.88
ARS194,716.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,627,313.57
|
|
pay 13.1% less for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$1.50
ARS1,328.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
$2.28
ARS2,018.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$2.00
ARS1,771.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$21.45
ARS18,999.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$4.27
ARS3,780.34
|
|
pay 73.9% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$81.61
ARS72,268.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$65.79
ARS58,262.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$116.21
ARS102,909.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$104.11
ARS92,198.75
|
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