Cost of living comparison

Mozambique

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Namibia

Windhoek vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 7.7% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 1.5% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 28.3% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 6.4% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 1.8% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 29.8% more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 1.9% less in Windhoek

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, and restaurants in Windhoek are more expensive than in Maputo. Expenses including entertainment and sports and clothing are lower in Windhoek.

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Windhoek vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Windhoek instead of Maputo, you would:

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pay 1.5% more for restaurants

	Maputo	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.17 MZN649.90	$11.42 NAD188.06	+12.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.13 MZN455.34	$6.01 NAD98.98	-15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 MZN54.07	$0.84 NAD13.86	-0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$0.89 NAD14.69	+25.7%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 28.3% more for groceries

	Maputo	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 MZN64.68	$0.92 NAD15.09	-9.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.43 MZN666.56	$4.69 NAD77.27	-55.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 MZN378.48	$5.92 NAD97.42	-0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46 MZN156.98	$3.12 NAD51.34	+26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 MZN166.10	$3.06 NAD50.45	+17.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 MZN58.39	$0.99 NAD16.36	+8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 MZN22.68	$0.89 NAD14.59	+149.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 MZN48.19	$0.84 NAD13.75	+10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 MZN30.61	$0.92 NAD15.07	+91.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 MZN29.48	$0.90 NAD14.87	+95.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 MZN22.68	$0.80 NAD13.24	+126.7%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 6.4% more for transportation

	Maputo	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.24 MZN334.69	$5.21 NAD85.71	-0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.47 MZN1,499.77	$48.10 NAD791.85	+104.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,685.19 MZN2M	$23,990.15 NAD395K	-24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.95 MZN699.89	$8.00 NAD131.65	-27.0%
Average			+6.4%

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pay 1.8% more for housing

	Maputo	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.62 MZN5,599.12	$50.44 NAD830.34	-42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.78 MZN34,747.44	$500.55 NAD8,240.19	-8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.02 MZN24,155.78	$354.07 NAD5,828.90	-6.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.69 MZN3,431.08	$108.00 NAD1,777.91	+101.1%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 29.8% more for childcare

	Maputo	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.31 MZN8,198.72	$208.44 NAD3,431.35	+62.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,140.04 MZN328K	$5,331.14 NAD87,763.39	+3.7%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.56 MZN99.98	$1.95 NAD32.17	+24.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 MZN141.85	$2.30 NAD37.94	+3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN179.97	$3.31 NAD54.44	+17.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.91 MZN2,678.15	$37.08 NAD610.38	-11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN499.92	$5.41 NAD89.08	-30.8%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 1.9% less for clothing

	Maputo	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.07 MZN3,199.50	$54.86 NAD903.20	+9.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.07 MZN3,582.77	$34.63 NAD570.13	-38.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.24 MZN4,999.22	$89.44 NAD1,472.35	+14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.02 MZN5,049.21	$94.70 NAD1,558.96	+19.8%
Average			-1.9%

Maputo vs. Windhoek - Cost of clothing

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