Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 16.1% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.98
|
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.89
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.39
|
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.15
|
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Montevideo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.26
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU222.24
|
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.47
|
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.67
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.90
|
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.71
|
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.34
|
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.40
|
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.64
|
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.50
|
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.47
|
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.99
|
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,777.02
|
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,579,573.28
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU735.49
|
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
|
pay 42.7% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,559.11
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,921.77
|
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,922.61
|
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,258.33
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
|
pay 29.2% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,492.19
|
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,327.45
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.47
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.29
|
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.64
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,943.05
|
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU365.28
|
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,879.21
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,772.08
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,578.39
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,304.34
|
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
|
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