Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 75.3% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Praia, you would:
pay 41.5% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE482.89
|
$14.88
MZN952.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$4.31
MZN275.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.01
|
$1.12
MZN71.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.70
|
$0.91
MZN58.52
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
Praia
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.46
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE332.88
|
$8.77
MZN561.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE364.93
|
$5.80
MZN371.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.26
|
$1.88
MZN120.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.40
|
$2.38
MZN152.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.03
|
$0.87
MZN55.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.36
MZN23.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.38
|
$0.58
MZN37.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.00
|
$0.46
MZN29.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.36
|
$0.38
MZN24.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.98
|
$0.50
MZN31.85
|
|
pay 29.9% more for transportation
Praia
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE659.53
|
$4.48
MZN286.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
$13.18
MZN843.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,106,577.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
$34.85
MZN2,231.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Praia
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,211.89
|
$123.73
MZN7,924.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,458.56
|
$989.04
MZN63,347.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,331.21
|
$242.40
MZN15,525.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,464.72
|
$59.57
MZN3,815.53
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,894.94
|
$282.02
MZN18,063.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,980.99
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,731.61
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.99
|
$1.17
MZN75.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.68
|
$1.85
MZN118.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
$2.35
MZN150.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,885.30
|
$59.25
MZN3,795.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
$6.26
MZN401.25
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
Praia
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$24.54
MZN1,571.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
$70.22
MZN4,497.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
$74.39
MZN4,764.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,220.11
|
$96.58
MZN6,185.98
|
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