Cost of living comparison

Mozambique

compared to

South Africa

Pretoria vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 11.3% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 2.7% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 68.2% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 2.8% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 75.9% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 7.1% less in Pretoria

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Pretoria are more expensive than in Maputo. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Pretoria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

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Pretoria vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.4% less for restaurants

	Maputo	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.17 MZN649.90	$9.01 ZAR148.66	-11.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.13 MZN455.34	$5.41 ZAR89.20	-24.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 MZN54.07	$1.06 ZAR17.48	+25.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$0.85 ZAR14.04	+19.9%
Average			-10.4%

Maputo vs. Pretoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7% more for groceries

	Maputo	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 MZN64.68	$1.10 ZAR18.21	+9.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.43 MZN666.56	$4.18 ZAR68.94	-59.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 MZN378.48	$4.45 ZAR73.36	-24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MZN156.98	$2.47 ZAR40.74	+0.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 MZN166.10	$2.23 ZAR36.86	-14.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 MZN58.39	$0.79 ZAR13.10	-13.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 MZN22.68	$0.74 ZAR12.22	+108.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 MZN48.19	$0.79 ZAR13.11	+5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 MZN30.61	$0.72 ZAR11.92	+50.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MZN29.48	$0.50 ZAR8.18	+7.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 MZN22.68	$0.54 ZAR8.93	+52.6%
Average			+2.7%

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pay 68.2% more for transportation

	Maputo	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.24 MZN334.69	$5.75 ZAR94.81	+9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.47 MZN1,499.77	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	+656.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,685.19 MZN2M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.95 MZN699.89	$6.55 ZAR108.03	-40.2%
Average			+68.2%

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pay 2.8% more for housing

	Maputo	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.62 MZN5,599.12	$36.83 ZAR607.50	-58.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.78 MZN34,747.44	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	-16.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.02 MZN24,155.78	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	+7.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.69 MZN3,431.08	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	+115.1%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 75.9% more for childcare

	Maputo	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.31 MZN8,198.72	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	+103.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,140.04 MZN328K	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	+52.2%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.56 MZN99.98	$2.55 ZAR42.12	+63.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MZN141.85	$2.25 ZAR37.17	+1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN179.97	$3.25 ZAR53.60	+15.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.91 MZN2,678.15	$31.49 ZAR519.46	-24.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN499.92	$7.21 ZAR118.93	-7.8%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 7.1% less for clothing

	Maputo	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.07 MZN3,199.50	$53.03 ZAR874.71	+5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.07 MZN3,582.77	$32.00 ZAR527.89	-42.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.24 MZN4,999.22	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.02 MZN5,049.21	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	+4.9%
Average			-7.1%

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