Cost of living comparison

Ankara, Turkey

compared to

Maputo, Mozambique

Maputo vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Maputo is 58.4% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 22.5% more in Maputo
Groceries: pay 30.0% more in Maputo
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Maputo
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Maputo
Childcare: pay 46.4% less in Maputo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% more in Maputo
Clothing: pay 9.9% less in Maputo

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Maputo are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Maputo. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Maputo.

Maputo vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maputo instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 22.5% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Maputo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY339.23	$10.95 MZN700.00	+25.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY282.69	$10.00 MZN639.00	+37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY49.42	$0.95 MZN60.56	-25.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY19.61	$0.77 MZN49.11	+52.4%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 30.0% more for groceries

	Ankara	Maputo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY32.44	$1.19 MZN75.83	+42.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY179.20	$8.45 MZN540.00	+83.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY151.72	$5.78 MZN369.08	+48.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY65.37	$2.09 MZN133.80	+24.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY104.96	$2.44 MZN156.17	-9.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY18.92	$0.81 MZN51.51	+65.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY34.27	$0.36 MZN23.06	-59.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY17.66	$0.60 MZN38.23	+31.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY21.06	$0.42 MZN26.89	-22.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.62	$0.33 MZN21.09	+33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.93	$0.44 MZN28.19	+92.1%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Ankara	Maputo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY187.21	$5.12 MZN326.93	+6.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY339.23	$13.17 MZN841.30	+50.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,743,649.28	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	-26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY210.08	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	+531.4%
Average			+140.5%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Ankara	Maputo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY447.22	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	+1056.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY23,038.62	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	+32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY15,527.73	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	-31.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY2,063.57	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	+15.6%
Average			+268.1%

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pay 46.4% less for childcare

	Ankara	Maputo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY19,522.39	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	-46.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY403,923.40	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	-46.5%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Maputo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY135.69	$1.25 MZN80.00	-64.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY110.53	$2.24 MZN142.97	-21.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY79.15	$2.58 MZN165.00	+26.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,590.52	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	+57.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY226.15	$7.04 MZN450.00	+21.1%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 9.9% less for clothing

	Ankara	Maputo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,203.05	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	-39.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,771.76	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	+33.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,050.82	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	-27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,626.54	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	-5.6%
Average			-9.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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