Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 34.8% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Washington, you would:
pay 48.5% less for restaurants
|
Washington
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$14.88
MZN949.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.31
MZN274.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$1.12
MZN71.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.91
MZN58.32
|
|
pay 46.3% less for groceries
|
Washington
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$1.17
MZN74.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$8.77
MZN559.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$5.80
MZN370.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$1.88
MZN120.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$2.38
MZN151.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.87
MZN55.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.36
MZN22.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.58
MZN37.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.46
MZN29.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.38
MZN24.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.50
MZN31.74
|
|
pay 22.5% more for transportation
|
Washington
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$4.48
MZN285.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$13.18
MZN841.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,099,342.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$34.85
MZN2,224.30
|
|
pay 18.5% less for housing
|
Washington
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$123.73
MZN7,897.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$989.04
MZN63,130.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$242.40
MZN15,472.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$59.57
MZN3,802.42
|
|
pay 84.1% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$282.02
MZN18,001.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$4,429.85
MZN282,757.04
|
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.17
MZN74.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$1.85
MZN117.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$2.35
MZN149.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$59.25
MZN3,782.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$6.26
MZN399.87
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
|
Washington
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$24.54
MZN1,566.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$70.22
MZN4,481.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$74.39
MZN4,748.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$96.58
MZN6,164.74
|
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