Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 11.9% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
Maputo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN952.23
|
$1.96
₫49,746
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.65
|
$4.91
₫124,447
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.42
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.47
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN75.00
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN561.32
|
$6.92
₫175,441
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN371.00
|
$5.46
₫138,375
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.58
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.31
|
$1.78
₫45,154
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.41
|
$1.40
₫35,424
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.99
|
$0.52
₫13,191
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.13
|
$0.78
₫19,698
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.17
|
$0.49
₫12,528
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.44
|
$0.55
₫14,053
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.83
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Maputo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.64
|
$4.05
₫102,672
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN843.28
|
$8.00
₫202,684
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,104,933.04
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,071,957
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,230.23
|
$5.93
₫150,418
|
|
pay 48.3% less for housing
Maputo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,918.56
|
$10.02
₫253,893
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,298.34
|
$364.76
₫9,245,070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,513.50
|
$221.46
₫5,612,931
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,812.55
|
$41.86
₫1,060,883
|
|
pay 54.5% more for childcare
Maputo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,049.39
|
$226.70
₫5,745,902
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,510.06
|
$10,132.35
₫256,807,933
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.18
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.28
|
$1.86
₫47,188
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.35
|
$1.29
₫32,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,792.22
|
$24.96
₫632,710
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.94
|
$3.86
₫97,818
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,570.35
|
$33.66
₫853,178
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,493.86
|
$29.49
₫747,449
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,761.16
|
$90.06
₫2,282,537
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,181.15
|
$106.00
₫2,686,561
|
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