Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 21.1% cheaper than Victoria.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
Victoria
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.71
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR50.99
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.83
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 36.6% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.21
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.25
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.67
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.72
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 0.7% less for transportation
Victoria
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.50
|
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
Victoria
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,355.57
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,483.74
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.79
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 30.8% more for childcare
Victoria
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,869.98
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
|
pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.43
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR156.92
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,237.56
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.48
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
Victoria
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.13
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.62
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.93
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
|
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