Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 26.0% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Maputo instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 29.0% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 45.1% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 93.0% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
|
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