Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 18.9% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
$4.49
KES593.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
$5.24
KES692.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
$0.50
KES65.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
$0.41
KES54.31
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
Maputo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
$0.48
KES62.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
$5.31
KES701.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
$3.40
KES449.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
$1.37
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
$2.61
KES344.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
$0.92
KES121.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$0.37
KES49.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
$0.71
KES94.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
$0.39
KES51.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
$0.37
KES48.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
$0.38
KES50.78
|
|
pay 8.3% more for transportation
Maputo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
$4.72
KES623.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
$33.03
KES4,363.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
$15,338.57
KES2,026,681.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
$10.74
KES1,418.68
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
Maputo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
$45.12
KES5,961.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
$370.90
KES49,007.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
$174.44
KES23,049.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
$19.29
KES2,548.78
|
|
pay 9.0% more for childcare
Maputo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
$128.41
KES16,967.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
$7,645.08
KES1,010,142.24
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$1.87
KES247.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
$2.13
KES281.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
$2.62
KES346.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
$42.98
KES5,678.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
$5.99
KES790.90
|
|
pay 50.3% less for clothing
Maputo
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
$16.15
KES2,134.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
$23.44
KES3,097.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
$40.37
KES5,334.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
$43.70
KES5,774.47
|
|
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