Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.0 times more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
$7.57
¥1,158
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
$5.30
¥811
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
$1.29
¥198
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
$0.88
¥135
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Maputo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
$1.58
¥242
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
$7.12
¥1,090
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
$5.46
¥835
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
$2.04
¥313
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
$3.81
¥583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
$3.30
¥506
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$1.52
¥233
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
$3.33
¥509
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
$2.26
¥346
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
$2.29
¥351
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
$1.79
¥273
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Maputo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
$4.77
¥730
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
$75.67
¥11,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
$21,565.59
¥3,300,938
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
$28.75
¥4,401
|
|
pay 63.2% more for housing
Maputo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
$35.00
¥5,357
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
$1,128.57
¥172,745
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
$671.52
¥102,787
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
$138.96
¥21,271
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Maputo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
$616.16
¥94,312
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
$17,025.47
¥2,606,003
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$4.16
¥637
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
$3.54
¥542
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
$4.54
¥695
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
$72.81
¥11,144
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
$13.62
¥2,085
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
$50.16
¥7,678
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
$40.10
¥6,137
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
$65.44
¥10,016
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
$103.70
¥15,873
|
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