Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 42.5% more expensive than Addis Ababa.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Addis Ababa, you would:
pay 54.2% more for restaurants
|
Addis Ababa
|
Maputo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$10.00
MZN639.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$0.95
MZN60.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
|
Addis Ababa
|
Maputo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$1.19
MZN75.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$8.45
MZN540.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$5.78
MZN369.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$2.09
MZN133.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$0.81
MZN51.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$0.42
MZN26.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$0.33
MZN21.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Addis Ababa
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$5.12
MZN326.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$34.12
MZN2,180.34
|
|
pay 21.8% less for housing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Maputo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$782.47
MZN50,007.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$273.87
MZN17,502.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$61.37
MZN3,922.18
|
|
pay 72.1% more for childcare
|
Addis Ababa
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.02
|
|
pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Addis Ababa
|
Maputo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$1.25
MZN80.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$2.24
MZN142.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
|
Addis Ababa
|
Maputo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$75.64
MZN4,834.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.88
|
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