Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 59.4% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Poland, you would:
pay 13.5% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
Poland
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Poland
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
|
pay 11.3% more for childcare
Poland
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
|
pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
|
pay 27.5% more for clothing
Poland
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
|
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