Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.2 times more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Maputo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN949.70
|
$17.84
kr2,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN274.91
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.23
|
$2.32
kr326
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.32
|
$2.12
kr298
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Maputo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.80
|
$3.42
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN559.82
|
$5.98
kr841
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.01
|
$5.33
kr748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.26
|
$5.66
kr795
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN151.91
|
$7.09
kr997
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.26
|
$1.16
kr163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.92
|
$0.98
kr138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.03
|
$1.17
kr165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.10
|
$1.84
kr258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.37
|
$0.96
kr134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.74
|
$0.51
kr72
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Maputo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN285.88
|
$8.03
kr1,129
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.04
|
$77.40
kr10,876
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,099,342.21
|
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,224.30
|
$23.97
kr3,368
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Maputo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,897.53
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,130.22
|
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,472.29
|
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,802.42
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
|
pay 22.9% less for childcare
Maputo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,001.45
|
$259.34
kr36,443
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN282,757.04
|
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN74.98
|
$8.52
kr1,198
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN117.96
|
$4.15
kr584
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN149.95
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,782.15
|
$56.90
kr7,996
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN399.87
|
$12.27
kr1,725
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Maputo
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,566.18
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,481.93
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,748.51
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,164.74
|
$175.20
kr24,619
|
|
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