Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.6 times more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 91.0% more for restaurants
Maputo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$15.16
NZ$24.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$9.09
NZ$14.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$2.49
NZ$4.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$2.16
NZ$3.57
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Maputo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$2.13
NZ$3.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$4.53
NZ$7.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$7.33
NZ$12.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$6.98
NZ$11.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$5.27
NZ$8.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$1.44
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$1.15
NZ$1.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$1.48
NZ$2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$2.61
NZ$4.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$1.09
NZ$1.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.93
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Maputo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$6.60
NZ$10.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$115.94
NZ$191.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.07
|
$30,007.11
NZ$49,459.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$16.83
NZ$27.73
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Maputo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$57.37
NZ$94.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$1,516.42
NZ$2,499.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$1,371.90
NZ$2,261.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$134.66
NZ$221.96
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Maputo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$777.00
NZ$1,280.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.44
|
$12,897.92
NZ$21,259.13
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Maputo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$7.28
NZ$11.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.23
|
$3.39
NZ$5.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$23.83
NZ$39.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$38.32
NZ$63.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$12.13
NZ$19.99
|
|
pay 77.8% more for clothing
Maputo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$80.07
NZ$131.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$53.09
NZ$87.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$124.73
NZ$205.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$129.08
NZ$212.75
|
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