Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 25.7% more expensive than Port-au-prince.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
pay 29.2% less for restaurants
Port-au-prince
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,587.63
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,506.38
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.05
|
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.45
|
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG330.76
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG751.23
|
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG369.83
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG913.99
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.01
|
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.01
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.06
|
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.03
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.51
|
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,646.05
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,630,581.41
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG473.64
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
Port-au-prince
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,959.64
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,395.12
|
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,749.07
|
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,117.24
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
|
pay 75.5% more for childcare
Port-au-prince
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,230.23
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG908,626.15
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 14.0% less for entertainment and sports
Port-au-prince
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG661.51
|
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG217.99
|
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.60
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,200.51
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,323.02
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 39.9% less for clothing
Port-au-prince
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,584.19
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,922.67
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,876.28
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,845.35
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
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