Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 34.0% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
kr2,516
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
kr2,137
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
kr347
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
kr277
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 47.1% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
kr466
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
kr984
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
kr806
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
kr771
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
kr1,105
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr214
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
kr127
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
kr168
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
kr303
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
kr170
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
kr94
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
kr1,217
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
kr8,965
|
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
kr5,080,241
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,288.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
kr4,026
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 10.5% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
kr8,757
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
kr220,597
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
kr188,671
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
kr9,479
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 13.5% less for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
kr38,623
|
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
kr828,444
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.62
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
kr1,295
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
kr619
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
kr1,594
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
kr9,204
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
kr1,868
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
kr14,791
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
kr5,937
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
kr18,836
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
kr24,956
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.32
|
|
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