Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 13.4% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 19.8% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 47.3% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Santiago
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 16.0% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
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