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Santiago vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 44.0% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 61.6% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 48.9% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 43.0% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 11.6% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.1% more in Santiago
Clothing: pay 12.3% less in Santiago

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

Santiago vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.6% more for restaurants

	Maputo	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.39 MZN600.00	$10.50 CLF0.2500	+11.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$8.10 CLF0.1900	+3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 MZN48.37	$1.61 CLF0.0400	+113.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 MZN34.22	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+117.4%
Average			+61.6%

Maputo vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.9% more for groceries

	Maputo	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 MZN68.38	$1.55 CLF0.0400	+45.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.60 MZN485.83	$5.13 CLF0.1200	-32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.86 MZN374.34	$4.52 CLF0.1100	-22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 MZN153.63	$4.01 CLF0.0900	+67.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.36 MZN150.82	$3.00 CLF0.0700	+26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 MZN54.05	$0.91 CLF0.0200	+7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 MZN22.68	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+97.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 MZN43.09	$0.92 CLF0.0200	+36.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 MZN27.67	$0.84 CLF0.0200	+94.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN27.90	$0.79 CLF0.0200	+81.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 MZN19.96	$0.74 CLF0.0200	+138.1%
Average			+48.9%

Maputo vs. Santiago - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.0% more for transportation

	Maputo	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.92	$5.23 CLF0.1200	+2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$41.99 CLF0.9900	+219.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$19,201.90 CLF450.9900	-31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.58 MZN996.00	$12.86 CLF0.3000	-17.5%
Average			+43.0%

Maputo vs. Santiago - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.6% more for housing

	Maputo	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.27 MZN5,833.33	$21.76 CLF0.5100	-76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$502.56 CLF11.8000	+8.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$424.00 CLF9.9600	+58.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.12 MZN4,417.54	$107.40 CLF2.5200	+55.4%
Average			+11.6%

Maputo vs. Santiago - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Maputo	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$431.25 CLF10.1300	+165.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$8,923.79 CLF209.5900	+54.1%
Average			+109.8%

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pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.41 MZN90.00	$3.15 CLF0.0700	+123.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$3.09 CLF0.0700	+49.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$5.56 CLF0.1300	+97.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$32.24 CLF0.7600	-25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$6.30 CLF0.1500	-19.5%
Average			+45.1%

Maputo vs. Santiago - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 12.3% less for clothing

	Maputo	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$53.82 CLF1.2600	+4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$30.77 CLF0.7200	-50.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.24 MZN5,000.00	$73.54 CLF1.7300	-6.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$81.13 CLF1.9100	+2.8%
Average			-12.3%

Maputo vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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