Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 65.7% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Suva, you would:
pay 62.5% more for restaurants
Suva
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FJD9.27
|
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
FJD14.91
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
FJD2.44
|
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
FJD1.79
|
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
|
pay 8.5% more for groceries
Suva
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
FJD0.99
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
FJD10.40
|
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
FJD10.49
|
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
FJD5.68
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
FJD5.82
|
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.38
|
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FJD1.83
|
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
FJD2.62
|
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FJD1.17
|
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
FJD1.01
|
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Suva
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
FJD11.49
|
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
FJD72.08
|
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
FJD41,189.03
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
FJD10.30
|
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Suva
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
FJD60.16
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
FJD1,441.62
|
$989.04
MZN63,199.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
FJD706.51
|
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
FJD82.75
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
|
pay 9.6% more for childcare
Suva
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
FJD424.25
|
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
FJD14,725.08
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.09
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
FJD6.18
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
FJD6.12
|
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
FJD16.48
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
FJD61.50
|
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
FJD8.24
|
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
|
pay 86.2% more for clothing
Suva
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
FJD48.40
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
FJD57.66
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
FJD114.09
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
FJD106.89
|
$96.58
MZN6,171.49
|
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