Cost of living comparison
San Salvador is 21.5% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in San Salvador instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 0.4% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$10.00
SVC87.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$7.50
SVC65.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$1.05
SVC9.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$0.91
SVC7.97
|
|
pay 61.5% more for groceries
Maputo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$1.85
SVC16.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$3.20
SVC28.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$7.42
SVC64.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$3.05
SVC26.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$2.63
SVC23.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$0.93
SVC8.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.81
SVC7.06
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
Maputo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$4.05
SVC35.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$25.00
SVC218.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$19,500.00
SVC170,616.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$29.00
SVC253.74
|
|
pay 37.6% more for housing
Maputo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$42.14
SVC368.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$842.86
SVC7,374.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$635.71
SVC5,562.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$78.66
SVC688.20
|
|
pay 28.1% less for childcare
Maputo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$165.62
SVC1,449.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$4,585.71
SVC40,122.99
|
|
pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
$3.04
SVC26.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$29.88
SVC261.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$5.00
SVC43.75
|
|
pay 51.9% more for clothing
Maputo
|
San Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$69.29
SVC606.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$54.86
SVC479.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$99.29
SVC868.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$104.43
SVC913.70
|
|
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