Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 31.0% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA9,055
|
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,956
|
$10.00
MZN639.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,449
|
$0.95
MZN60.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA940
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 23.5% less for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,909
|
$1.19
MZN75.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,128
|
$8.45
MZN540.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,112
|
$5.78
MZN369.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,851
|
$2.09
MZN133.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,359
|
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA700
|
$0.81
MZN51.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA471
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,042
|
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA731
|
$0.42
MZN26.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA528
|
$0.33
MZN21.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA357
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,703
|
$5.12
MZN326.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,759
|
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,475,812
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,839
|
$34.12
MZN2,180.34
|
|
pay 35.3% more for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,969
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA370,955
|
$782.47
MZN50,007.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA227,003
|
$273.87
MZN17,502.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA391,183
|
$61.37
MZN3,922.18
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,916
|
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,540,816
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.02
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,055
|
$1.25
MZN80.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,605
|
$2.24
MZN142.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,046
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,969
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,992
|
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA36,204
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,778
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,964
|
$75.64
MZN4,834.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,630
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.88
|
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