Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 3.4% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 34.3% less for restaurants
Tallinn
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.29
€13.36
|
$14.88
MZN952.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
$4.31
MZN275.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.08
|
$1.12
MZN71.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.62
|
$0.91
MZN58.47
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
Tallinn
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.17
MZN75.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.21
€4.87
|
$8.77
MZN561.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.97
|
$5.80
MZN371.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$1.88
MZN120.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
€3.34
|
$2.38
MZN152.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.87
MZN55.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.59
|
$0.36
MZN22.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.58
MZN37.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.18
|
$0.46
MZN29.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.38
MZN24.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.34
|
$0.50
MZN31.83
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
Tallinn
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.98
€7.46
|
$4.48
MZN286.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$13.18
MZN843.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,816.68
€25,070.51
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,104,933.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.33
€9.66
|
$34.85
MZN2,230.23
|
|
pay 60.2% more for housing
Tallinn
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.58
€26.72
|
$123.73
MZN7,918.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$724.26
€677.10
|
$989.04
MZN63,298.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$533.62
€498.87
|
$242.40
MZN15,513.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.02
€214.11
|
$59.57
MZN3,812.55
|
|
pay 30.0% less for childcare
Tallinn
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.98
€347.76
|
$282.02
MZN18,049.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,903.44
€6,453.93
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,510.06
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tallinn
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$1.17
MZN75.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.28
|
$1.85
MZN118.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
$2.35
MZN150.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.35
€53.62
|
$59.25
MZN3,792.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$6.26
MZN400.94
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Tallinn
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.77
€83.93
|
$24.54
MZN1,570.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.27
€37.65
|
$70.22
MZN4,493.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.33
€83.51
|
$74.39
MZN4,761.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.92
€102.76
|
$96.58
MZN6,181.15
|
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