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Mexico City vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 16.1% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% less in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 56.6% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 26.7% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 4.9% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 46.4% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.7% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 14.8% more in Mexico City

The cost of groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Maputo. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and housing are lower in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Maputo, you would:

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pay 5.1% less for restaurants

	Maputo	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN699.23	$9.93 MX$195.77	-9.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN638.30	$7.45 MX$146.83	-25.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.49	$1.08 MX$21.28	+13.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.05	$0.77 MX$15.24	+0.6%
Average			-5.1%

Maputo vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.6% more for groceries

	Maputo	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.75	$2.45 MX$48.35	+106.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN539.41	$4.87 MX$95.96	-42.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN368.67	$5.51 MX$108.60	-4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.65	$2.18 MX$43.04	+4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN155.99	$3.57 MX$70.41	+46.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.45	$1.22 MX$24.09	+51.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.03	$0.67 MX$13.20	+85.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.19	$0.80 MX$15.75	+33.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.86	$0.83 MX$16.32	+96.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.07	$0.85 MX$16.78	+157.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.16	$0.83 MX$16.32	+87.6%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 26.7% less for transportation

	Maputo	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.57	$4.64 MX$91.44	-9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN840.38	$17.87 MX$352.39	+35.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,097,699.79	$18,615.02 MX$367,076.16	-43.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,177.61	$3.47 MX$68.52	-89.8%
Average			-26.7%

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pay 4.9% less for housing

	Maputo	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,487.36	$24.38 MX$480.74	-81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN49,945.23	$893.52 MX$17,619.66	+14.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,480.83	$544.24 MX$10,731.97	+98.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,917.27	$30.31 MX$597.72	-50.6%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 46.4% more for childcare

	Maputo	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,236.42	$381.33 MX$7,519.50	+41.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN354,841.33	$8,426.99 MX$166,174.80	+51.6%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN79.91	$2.73 MX$53.84	+118.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.81	$3.01 MX$59.28	+34.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN164.82	$3.92 MX$77.33	+51.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,109.78	$53.69 MX$1,058.68	-16.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN449.51	$4.96 MX$97.89	-29.5%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 14.8% more for clothing

	Maputo	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,172.62	$56.36 MX$1,111.29	+65.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,870.76	$41.06 MX$809.66	-32.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,828.04	$91.99 MX$1,814.04	+21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,618.84	$91.93 MX$1,812.79	+4.4%
Average			+14.8%

Maputo vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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