Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 32.9% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 41.9% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.40
|
$14.88
MZN949.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.19
|
$4.31
MZN274.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.17
|
$1.12
MZN71.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.31
|
$0.91
MZN58.32
|
|
pay 39.7% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.22
|
$1.17
MZN74.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.26
|
$8.77
MZN559.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.58
|
$5.80
MZN370.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.34
|
$1.88
MZN120.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.19
|
$2.38
MZN151.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
$0.87
MZN55.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.36
MZN22.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.83
|
$0.58
MZN37.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
$0.46
MZN29.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
$0.38
MZN24.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
$0.50
MZN31.74
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.28
|
$4.48
MZN285.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$127.51
|
$13.18
MZN841.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,924.09
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,099,342.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.92
|
$34.85
MZN2,224.30
|
|
pay 13.9% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$85.52
|
$123.73
MZN7,897.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,795.86
|
$989.04
MZN63,130.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,572.73
|
$242.40
MZN15,472.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$170.38
|
$59.57
MZN3,802.42
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,554.49
|
$282.02
MZN18,001.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,305.10
|
$4,429.85
MZN282,757.04
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.13
|
$1.17
MZN74.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.61
|
$1.85
MZN117.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.24
|
$2.35
MZN149.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$79.24
|
$59.25
MZN3,782.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.26
|
$6.26
MZN399.87
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$84.34
|
$24.54
MZN1,566.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$69.02
|
$70.22
MZN4,481.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$132.12
|
$74.39
MZN4,748.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$194.44
|
$96.58
MZN6,164.74
|
|
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