Cost of living comparison
Lima is 0.3% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Lima instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
$5.23
PEN19.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.10
|
$6.10
PEN22.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.57
|
$0.83
PEN3.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.85
|
$2.42
PEN9.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.08
|
$4.22
PEN15.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.14
|
$4.95
PEN18.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.82
|
$2.70
PEN10.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
$2.25
PEN8.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.52
|
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.90
|
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.10
|
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.48
PEN1.78
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Maputo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.98
|
$5.39
PEN20.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
$23.85
PEN88.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.67
|
$23,163.52
PEN86,363.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.34
|
$20.14
PEN75.10
|
|
pay 25.5% less for housing
Maputo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
$26.56
PEN99.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,007.83
|
$575.58
PEN2,146.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,502.74
|
$363.71
PEN1,356.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,922.18
|
$44.01
PEN164.08
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
Maputo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
$213.68
PEN796.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.02
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,150.16
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.01
|
$2.12
PEN7.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.99
|
$2.62
PEN9.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
$5.30
PEN19.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.93
|
$30.52
PEN113.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
$7.95
PEN29.64
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Lima
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.34
|
$42.79
PEN159.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.61
|
$34.98
PEN130.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,834.09
|
$85.21
PEN317.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.88
|
$94.35
PEN351.78
|
|
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