Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 15.3% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 17.1% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,196
|
$14.88
MZN952.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥837
|
$4.31
MZN275.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥204
|
$1.12
MZN71.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥139
|
$0.91
MZN58.47
|
|
pay 46.3% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥250
|
$1.17
MZN75.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,126
|
$8.77
MZN561.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥863
|
$5.80
MZN371.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥323
|
$1.88
MZN120.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥602
|
$2.38
MZN152.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥522
|
$0.87
MZN55.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥240
|
$0.36
MZN22.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥526
|
$0.58
MZN37.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥357
|
$0.46
MZN29.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥362
|
$0.38
MZN24.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥282
|
$0.50
MZN31.83
|
|
pay 3.7% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥754
|
$4.48
MZN286.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,963
|
$13.18
MZN843.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,409,413
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,104,933.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,546
|
$34.85
MZN2,230.23
|
|
pay 30.0% more for housing
Tokyo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,533
|
$123.73
MZN7,918.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥178,422
|
$989.04
MZN63,298.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥106,164
|
$242.40
MZN15,513.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,969
|
$59.57
MZN3,812.55
|
|
pay 64.1% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥97,412
|
$282.02
MZN18,049.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,691,641
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,510.06
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥658
|
$1.17
MZN75.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥560
|
$1.85
MZN118.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥718
|
$2.35
MZN150.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,510
|
$59.25
MZN3,792.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,153
|
$6.26
MZN400.94
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,930
|
$24.54
MZN1,570.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,339
|
$70.22
MZN4,493.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,345
|
$74.39
MZN4,761.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,395
|
$96.58
MZN6,181.15
|
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