Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 49.2% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 31.6% more for restaurants
Maputo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN949.70
|
$9.33
zł37.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN274.91
|
$6.82
zł27.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.23
|
$1.61
zł6.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.32
|
$1.47
zł5.92
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
Maputo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.80
|
$1.04
zł4.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN559.82
|
$4.21
zł16.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.01
|
$3.58
zł14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.26
|
$2.77
zł11.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN151.91
|
$2.59
zł10.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.26
|
$0.41
zł1.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.92
|
$0.66
zł2.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.03
|
$0.74
zł2.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.10
|
$1.34
zł5.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.37
|
$0.37
zł1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.74
|
$0.39
zł1.56
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Maputo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN285.88
|
$6.19
zł24.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.04
|
$25.65
zł103.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,099,342.21
|
$25,040.90
zł100,914.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,224.30
|
$7.46
zł30.07
|
|
pay 79.7% more for housing
Maputo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,897.53
|
$13.86
zł55.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,130.22
|
$888.26
zł3,579.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,472.29
|
$687.84
zł2,771.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,802.42
|
$198.98
zł801.89
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Maputo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,001.45
|
$442.43
zł1,783.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN282,757.04
|
$11,192.96
zł45,107.44
|
|
pay 59.3% more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN74.98
|
$3.26
zł13.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN117.96
|
$3.15
zł12.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN149.95
|
$4.20
zł16.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,782.15
|
$33.98
zł136.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN399.87
|
$6.99
zł28.19
|
|
pay 44.4% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,566.18
|
$77.81
zł313.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,481.93
|
$33.95
zł136.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,748.51
|
$85.04
zł342.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,164.74
|
$94.44
zł380.61
|
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