Cost of living comparison
London is 3.3 times more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in London instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 87.9% more for restaurants
Maputo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN952.98
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.86
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.47
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.52
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 68.6% more for groceries
Maputo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN561.75
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN371.29
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.68
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.43
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.45
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.00
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.16
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.20
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.46
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.85
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Maputo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.86
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN843.94
|
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,106,577.95
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,231.97
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Maputo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,924.75
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,347.81
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,525.62
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,815.53
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Maputo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,063.49
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,731.61
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.23
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.37
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.47
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,795.18
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN401.25
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 71.7% more for clothing
Maputo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,571.57
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,497.38
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,764.88
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,185.98
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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