Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 14.2% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
$3.85
KES495.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.09
|
$5.38
KES693.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.89
|
$0.59
KES75.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.57
|
$0.49
KES63.12
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Maputo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.76
|
$0.56
KES72.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.08
|
$5.70
KES733.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.87
|
$3.37
KES434.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.24
|
$1.69
KES218.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
$2.67
KES343.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.33
|
$1.12
KES144.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
$0.42
KES53.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
$0.78
KES99.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.41
KES52.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.63
|
$0.42
KES54.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.48
KES61.21
|
|
pay 18.4% more for transportation
Maputo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN326.04
|
$6.09
KES784.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
$34.46
KES4,440.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.74
|
$18,461.54
KES2,378,631.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.34
|
$12.62
KES1,625.40
|
|
pay 48.6% less for housing
Maputo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
$40.57
KES5,227.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,723.01
|
$418.88
KES53,969.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,573.55
|
$196.01
KES25,253.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.98
|
$22.29
KES2,872.24
|
|
pay 4.2% less for childcare
Maputo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
$146.63
KES18,892.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.03
|
$7,624.54
KES982,365.18
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.01
|
$2.31
KES297.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.24
|
$2.24
KES288.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
$2.69
KES346.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.62
|
$45.86
KES5,908.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
$6.15
KES792.88
|
|
pay 37.4% less for clothing
Maputo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.26
|
$18.56
KES2,391.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,363.18
|
$24.95
KES3,213.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.67
|
$57.17
KES7,365.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.92
|
$52.46
KES6,759.24
|
|
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