Cost of living comparison
Italy is 65.3% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Italy instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 65.6% more for restaurants
Maputo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN952.23
|
$15.74
€14.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.65
|
$9.09
€8.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.42
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.47
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 60.2% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN75.00
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN561.32
|
$7.20
€6.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN371.00
|
$4.88
€4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.58
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.31
|
$4.47
€4.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.41
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.99
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.13
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.17
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.44
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.83
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 50.6% more for transportation
Maputo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.64
|
$8.02
€7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN843.28
|
$38.40
€35.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,104,933.04
|
$25,887.08
€24,201.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,230.23
|
$18.65
€17.43
|
|
pay 35.7% more for housing
Maputo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,918.56
|
$30.75
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,298.34
|
$608.10
€568.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,513.50
|
$488.80
€456.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,812.55
|
$151.72
€141.84
|
|
pay 89.8% more for childcare
Maputo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,049.39
|
$459.30
€429.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,510.06
|
$9,604.44
€8,979.05
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.18
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.28
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.35
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,792.22
|
$51.79
€48.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.94
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
|
pay 54.7% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,570.35
|
$80.37
€75.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,493.86
|
$36.54
€34.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,761.16
|
$89.56
€83.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,181.15
|
$114.84
€107.37
|
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