Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 2.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,967
|
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,117
|
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,786
|
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
|
pay 4.7% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,223
|
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,992
|
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,355
|
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,582
|
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,249
|
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,785
|
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,583
|
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,115
|
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,727
|
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,129
|
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,586
|
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,088
|
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
$989.04
MZN63,199.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
|
pay 15.9% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.09
|
|
pay 61.4% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,831
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,398
|
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,529
|
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,253
|
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
|
pay 21.2% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
$96.58
MZN6,171.49
|
|
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