Cost of living comparison
Rabat is 12.8% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Rabat instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN952.23
|
$3.46
MAD35.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.65
|
$4.95
MAD50.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.42
|
$0.59
MAD5.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.47
|
$0.40
MAD4.01
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Maputo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN75.00
|
$0.47
MAD4.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN561.32
|
$4.24
MAD42.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN371.00
|
$2.92
MAD29.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.58
|
$1.42
MAD14.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.31
|
$2.41
MAD24.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.41
|
$0.59
MAD5.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.99
|
$0.53
MAD5.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.13
|
$0.25
MAD2.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.17
|
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.44
|
$0.23
MAD2.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.83
|
$0.26
MAD2.64
|
|
pay 0.1% less for transportation
Maputo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.64
|
$5.19
MAD52.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN843.28
|
$24.73
MAD250.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,104,933.04
|
$24,733.94
MAD250,459.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,230.23
|
$7.28
MAD73.69
|
|
pay 45.0% less for housing
Maputo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,918.56
|
$32.97
MAD333.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,298.34
|
$432.59
MAD4,380.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,513.50
|
$239.12
MAD2,421.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,812.55
|
$30.54
MAD309.22
|
|
pay 37.8% less for childcare
Maputo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,049.39
|
$117.61
MAD1,190.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,510.06
|
$3,660.62
MAD37,068.02
|
|
pay 43.7% more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.18
|
$3.71
MAD37.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.28
|
$1.84
MAD18.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.35
|
$3.76
MAD38.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,792.22
|
$23.71
MAD240.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.94
|
$6.43
MAD65.12
|
|
pay 22.2% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Rabat
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,570.35
|
$58.04
MAD587.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,493.86
|
$47.61
MAD482.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,761.16
|
$79.02
MAD800.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,181.15
|
$75.50
MAD764.54
|
|
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