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Prague vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 62.5% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 36.7% more in Prague
Groceries: pay 48.8% more in Prague
Transportation: pay 3.2% more in Prague
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Prague
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.4% more in Prague
Clothing: pay 37.6% more in Prague

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Prague are more expensive than in Maputo. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Prague.

Prague vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Prague instead of Maputo, you would:

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pay 36.7% more for restaurants

	Maputo	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN700.11	$10.61 CZK261.12	-3.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN639.10	$8.49 CZK208.90	-15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.57	$1.74 CZK42.86	+83.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.11	$1.39 CZK34.19	+80.9%
Average			+36.7%

Maputo vs. Prague - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.8% more for groceries

	Maputo	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.85	$1.42 CZK35.00	+19.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN540.08	$5.99 CZK147.42	-29.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN369.14	$3.96 CZK97.39	-31.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.82	$2.56 CZK62.93	+22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN156.19	$3.92 CZK96.32	+60.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.52	$0.77 CZK18.83	-5.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.06	$0.73 CZK18.01	+102.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.24	$0.89 CZK21.98	+49.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.90	$1.47 CZK36.27	+250.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.10	$0.57 CZK14.13	+74.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.19	$0.55 CZK13.45	+24.0%
Average			+48.8%

Maputo vs. Prague - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2% more for transportation

	Maputo	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.98	$6.13 CZK150.81	+19.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN841.44	$23.35 CZK574.47	+77.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,328.67	$25,475.49 CZK626,697.09	-22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,180.34	$12.99 CZK319.62	-61.9%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Maputo	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,498.00	$19.68 CZK484.03	-85.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN50,007.83	$1,128.35 CZK27,757.46	+44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,502.74	$837.45 CZK20,601.29	+205.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,922.18	$223.37 CZK5,494.81	+264.0%
Average			+107.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Maputo	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,258.02	$713.18 CZK17,544.29	+164.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN355,286.02	$11,763.21 CZK289,374.90	+111.6%
Average			+137.8%

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pay 66.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN80.01	$2.40 CZK59.01	+91.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.99	$3.08 CZK75.69	+37.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN165.03	$6.54 CZK160.85	+153.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,114.93	$63.73 CZK1,567.82	-1.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN450.07	$10.61 CZK261.12	+50.7%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 37.6% more for clothing

	Maputo	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,175.34	$82.44 CZK2,028.03	+142.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,875.61	$36.17 CZK889.83	-40.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,834.09	$92.56 CZK2,277.00	+22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,625.88	$111.10 CZK2,733.10	+26.2%
Average			+37.6%

Maputo vs. Prague - 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: January 2025

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