Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 2.9% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Castries, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Maputo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$8.53
MZN545.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.94
MZN59.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.85
MZN54.57
|
|
pay 36.0% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$1.15
MZN73.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$8.42
MZN538.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$5.85
MZN373.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$1.91
MZN122.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.82
MZN52.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.39
MZN24.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 1.5% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$5.10
MZN326.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$34.43
MZN2,200.34
|
|
pay 39.2% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$871.90
MZN55,723.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$212.39
MZN13,573.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.98
|
|
pay 48.4% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.03
|
|
pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.02
MZN65.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.99
MZN127.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$68.27
MZN4,363.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.92
|
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