Cost of living comparison
London is 3.8 times more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in London instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Maputo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$25.22
£19.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$10.09
£7.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$2.54
£1.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$2.08
£1.60
|
|
pay 91.5% more for groceries
Maputo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$1.96
£1.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$4.74
£3.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$6.34
£4.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$3.99
£3.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$4.28
£3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$1.47
£1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$1.76
£1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$0.73
£0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for transportation
Maputo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$7.20
£5.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$252.24
£193.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.07
|
$34,406.00
£26,362.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$25.33
£19.41
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Maputo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$39.12
£29.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$2,697.16
£2,066.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$2,027.26
£1,553.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$284.51
£217.99
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Maputo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$2,321.07
£1,778.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.44
|
$25,293.41
£19,380.44
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$8.20
£6.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.23
|
$4.56
£3.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$18.92
£14.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$58.95
£45.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$18.92
£14.50
|
|
pay 92.2% more for clothing
Maputo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$103.07
£78.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$49.65
£38.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$112.31
£86.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$123.32
£94.49
|
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