Cost of living comparison

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Maputo vs. Tashkent Cost of Living Summary

Maputo is 10.6% more expensive than Tashkent.

Restaurants
pay 47.0% more in Maputo
Groceries
pay 17.3% more in Maputo
Transportation
pay 65.7% more in Maputo
Housing
pay 5.5% more in Maputo
Childcare
pay 54.1% less in Maputo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.5% less in Maputo
Clothing
pay 21.4% less in Maputo

The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, and housing in Maputo are more expensive than in Tashkent. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Maputo.

Maputo vs. Tashkent Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maputo instead of Tashkent, you would:

pay 47.0% more for restaurants

 
Tashkent
Maputo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.78
UZS81,886.14
$10.17
MZN649.90
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.09
UZS61,414.61
$7.13
MZN455.34
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
UZS8,944.47
$0.85
MZN54.07

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pay 17.3% more for groceries

 
Tashkent
Maputo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.84
UZS10,098.79
$1.01
MZN64.68
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.12
UZS49,753.14
$10.43
MZN666.56
Milk (1 gallon) $4.94
UZS59,635.84
$5.92
MZN378.48

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pay 65.7% more for transportation

 
Tashkent
Maputo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.48
UZS54,072.87
$5.24
MZN334.69
Monthly public transit pass $12.72
UZS154K
$23.47
MZN1,499.77
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,956.24
UZS205M
$31,685.19
MZN2M

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pay 5.5% more for housing

 
Tashkent
Maputo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.64
UZS165K
$87.62
MZN5,599.12
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $605.03
UZS7M
$543.78
MZN34,747.44
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $380.19
UZS5M
$378.02
MZN24,155.78

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pay 54.1% less for childcare

 
Tashkent
Maputo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $332.64
UZS4M
$128.31
MZN8,198.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,430.29
UZS114M
$5,140.04
MZN328K

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pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Tashkent
Maputo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.12
UZS25,589.42
$1.56
MZN99.98
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.63
UZS31,806.35
$2.22
MZN141.85
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.03
UZS24,565.84
$2.82
MZN179.97

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pay 21.4% less for clothing

 
Tashkent
Maputo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.12
UZS605K
$50.07
MZN3,199.50
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$58.44
UZS706K
$56.07
MZN3,582.77
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$112.30
UZS1M
$78.24
MZN4,999.22

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