Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 44.7% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 60.3% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN952.98
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.86
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.47
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.52
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
Maputo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN561.75
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN371.29
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.68
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.43
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.45
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.00
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.16
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.20
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.46
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.85
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 50.3% less for transportation
Maputo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.86
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN843.94
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,106,577.95
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,231.97
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 74.4% less for housing
Maputo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,924.75
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,347.81
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,525.62
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,815.53
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 52.1% less for childcare
Maputo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,063.49
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,731.61
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.23
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.37
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.47
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,795.18
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN401.25
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
Maputo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,571.57
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,497.38
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,764.88
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,185.98
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
|
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