Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 28.6% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
$8.62
₽794.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
$4.93
₽453.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
$1.02
₽94.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
$0.57
₽52.59
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
$0.69
₽63.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
$5.18
₽476.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
$4.02
₽370.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
$1.42
₽130.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
$2.00
₽183.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
$0.62
₽57.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
$0.53
₽49.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
$0.70
₽64.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
$1.40
₽129.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
$0.27
₽24.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
$0.26
₽24.36
|
|
pay 1.6% less for transportation
Maputo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
$2.47
₽227.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
$30.79
₽2,836.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,288.96
|
$30,787.49
₽2,836,605.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
$3.94
₽363.09
|
|
pay 12.3% more for housing
Maputo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
$6.45
₽594.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,248.90
|
$860.20
₽79,254.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
$497.14
₽45,804.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
$90.59
₽8,346.35
|
|
pay 89.4% more for childcare
Maputo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
$487.67
₽44,931.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.62
|
$9,121.01
₽840,364.44
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
$3.08
₽283.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
$2.57
₽236.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
$2.52
₽232.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
$38.25
₽3,524.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
$6.16
₽567.32
|
|
pay 82.4% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
$94.24
₽8,683.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.35
|
$45.95
₽4,233.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
$106.61
₽9,822.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,176.32
|
$132.25
₽12,185.25
|
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