Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 2.3 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Russia, you would:
pay 59.7% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽713.55
|
$14.88
MZN952.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽432.24
|
$4.31
MZN275.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽78.10
|
$1.12
MZN71.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽37.76
|
$0.91
MZN58.47
|
|
pay 38.9% more for groceries
Russia
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.32
|
$1.17
MZN75.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽405.70
|
$8.77
MZN561.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽320.43
|
$5.80
MZN371.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽117.40
|
$1.88
MZN120.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽164.87
|
$2.38
MZN152.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽56.73
|
$0.87
MZN55.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽51.50
|
$0.36
MZN22.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.03
|
$0.58
MZN37.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽94.96
|
$0.46
MZN29.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.39
|
$0.38
MZN24.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.32
|
$0.50
MZN31.83
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Russia
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽218.76
|
$4.48
MZN286.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,783.91
|
$13.18
MZN843.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,878,051.14
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,104,933.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽314.06
|
$34.85
MZN2,230.23
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Russia
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽604.78
|
$123.73
MZN7,918.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,601.67
|
$989.04
MZN63,298.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,758.17
|
$242.40
MZN15,513.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,437.33
|
$59.57
MZN3,812.55
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
Russia
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,314.35
|
$282.02
MZN18,049.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽432,620.02
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,510.06
|
|
pay 25.9% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽143.16
|
$1.17
MZN75.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽159.65
|
$1.85
MZN118.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽205.84
|
$2.35
MZN150.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,908.18
|
$59.25
MZN3,792.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽374.33
|
$6.26
MZN400.94
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
Russia
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,793.05
|
$24.54
MZN1,570.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,635.41
|
$70.22
MZN4,493.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,293.37
|
$74.39
MZN4,761.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,861.96
|
$96.58
MZN6,181.15
|
|
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