Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 27.4% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Lima, you would:
pay 59.8% more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
|
Lima
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 15.4% more for transportation
|
Lima
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Lima
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
|
Lima
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 8.7% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
|
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