Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 70.5% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 45.7% more for restaurants
|
Maputo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN699.73
|
$10.16
PLN39.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN544.79
|
$8.38
PLN32.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.85
|
$1.81
PLN6.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.54
|
$1.70
PLN6.55
|
|
pay 30.4% more for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.72
|
$1.10
PLN4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN537.79
|
$4.61
PLN17.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.66
|
$3.88
PLN14.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.18
|
$3.08
PLN11.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.10
|
$2.68
PLN10.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.30
|
$0.43
PLN1.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$0.74
PLN2.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.22
|
$0.85
PLN3.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.49
|
$1.38
PLN5.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.61
|
$0.39
PLN1.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.49
|
$0.54
PLN2.07
|
|
pay 13.9% more for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.86
|
$6.40
PLN24.67
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN840.98
|
$27.94
PLN107.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,099,178.44
|
$31,011.90
PLN119,602.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,199.14
|
$8.13
PLN31.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Maputo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,493.34
|
$16.13
PLN62.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,692.49
|
$1,108.48
PLN4,275.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,566.12
|
$848.90
PLN3,273.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,098.73
|
$229.74
PLN886.05
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,248.57
|
$527.99
PLN2,036.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,091.45
|
$13,833.43
PLN53,351.08
|
|
pay 89.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN64.97
|
$4.06
PLN15.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.18
|
$3.66
PLN14.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN164.94
|
$4.83
PLN18.61
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,973.44
|
$42.12
PLN162.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN449.82
|
$7.62
PLN29.39
|
|
pay 67.5% more for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,674.34
|
$93.42
PLN360.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,360.79
|
$42.56
PLN164.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,248.34
|
$90.76
PLN350.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,872.70
|
$105.66
PLN407.49
|
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