Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 4.8% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Castries, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 38.3% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
|
pay 37.7% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
|
pay 48.4% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
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