Cost of living comparison
Phnom Penh is 11.2% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Phnom Penh instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN952.98
|
$5.00
៛20,321.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.86
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.47
|
$0.99
៛4,027.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.52
|
$0.69
៛2,809.70
|
|
pay 52.5% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$1.91
៛7,782.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN561.75
|
$6.43
៛26,127.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN371.29
|
$8.14
៛33,096.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.68
|
$1.86
៛7,564.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.43
|
$2.15
៛8,725.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.45
|
$1.80
៛7,297.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.00
|
$0.66
៛2,663.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.16
|
$1.55
៛6,286.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.20
|
$0.64
៛2,603.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.46
|
$0.68
៛2,755.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.85
|
$0.68
៛2,765.27
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
Maputo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.86
|
$4.44
៛18,040.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN843.94
|
$10.62
៛43,182.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,106,577.95
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,231.97
|
$9.00
៛36,578.19
|
|
pay 7.9% less for housing
Maputo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,924.75
|
$30.22
៛122,830.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,347.81
|
$535.28
៛2,175,498.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,525.62
|
$319.50
៛1,298,525.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,815.53
|
$94.32
៛383,328.29
|
|
pay 81.6% more for childcare
Maputo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,063.49
|
$295.78
៛1,202,112.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,731.61
|
$11,442.86
៛46,506,552.32
|
|
pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.23
|
$1.00
៛4,064.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.37
|
$2.90
៛11,771.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.47
|
$1.55
៛6,299.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,795.18
|
$65.81
៛267,477.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN401.25
|
$6.50
៛26,417.58
|
|
pay 28.2% less for clothing
Maputo
|
Phnom Penh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,571.57
|
$21.22
៛86,252.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,497.38
|
$17.89
៛72,704.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,764.88
|
$92.86
៛377,394.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,185.98
|
$48.57
៛197,406.09
|
|
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