Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 72.3% more expensive than Rabat.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Rabat
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD34.68
|
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD49.54
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.91
|
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD3.96
|
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
|
pay 67.0% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.68
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.42
|
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.20
|
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.21
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.17
|
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.88
|
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.31
|
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.54
|
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.08
|
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.30
|
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.61
|
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
|
pay 87.9% more for transportation
Rabat
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD51.94
|
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD247.72
|
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD247,722.23
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD72.88
|
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Rabat
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD330.23
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,332.55
|
$989.04
MZN63,199.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,394.94
|
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD305.84
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
|
pay 80.4% more for childcare
Rabat
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,177.95
|
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD36,662.89
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.09
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.16
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.47
|
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD37.65
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD237.43
|
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD64.41
|
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
|
pay 2.9% more for clothing
Rabat
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD581.28
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD476.87
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD791.41
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD756.19
|
$96.58
MZN6,171.49
|
|
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