Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 19.7% more expensive than Kuwait City.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Kuwait City, you would:
pay 40.5% more for restaurants
|
Kuwait City
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
KWD3.000
|
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.13
KWD2.500
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
KWD0.210
|
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
KWD0.130
|
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
|
Kuwait City
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
KWD0.310
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.63
KWD0.810
|
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
KWD1.780
|
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
KWD0.720
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
KWD0.900
|
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
KWD0.320
|
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
KWD0.260
|
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
KWD0.240
|
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
KWD0.220
|
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
KWD0.150
|
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KWD0.120
|
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
|
pay 72.7% more for transportation
|
Kuwait City
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.28
KWD0.400
|
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.77
KWD15.010
|
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,111.30
KWD6,805.570
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.26
KWD9.010
|
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
|
pay 94.1% more for housing
|
Kuwait City
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.66
KWD8.210
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$879.86
KWD270.810
|
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$681.04
KWD209.620
|
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.34
KWD12.720
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
|
pay 30.9% less for childcare
|
Kuwait City
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.57
KWD142.990
|
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,942.30
KWD2,136.750
|
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuwait City
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
KWD0.500
|
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.99
KWD1.840
|
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.09
KWD0.950
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.29
KWD34.870
|
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
KWD3.500
|
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
|
Kuwait City
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.27
KWD13.010
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.44
KWD15.830
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.02
KWD28.630
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.84
KWD29.190
|
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
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