Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 30.0% more expensive than Maputo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.6% more in Beirut
- Groceries
-
pay 6.6% more in Beirut
- Transportation
-
pay 91.6% more in Beirut
- Housing
-
pay 28.0% more in Beirut
- Childcare
-
pay 10.6% less in Beirut
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.8% more in Beirut
- Clothing
-
pay 46.8% more in Beirut
The cost of transportation, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Beirut are more expensive than in Maputo. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Beirut.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 20.6% more for restaurants
|
Maputo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$10.00
LBP895,500
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
$7.64
LBP684,072
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
$1.59
LBP142,321
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$1.13
LBP101,192
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
$0.91
LBP81,894
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
$5.48
LBP490,286
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
$6.19
LBP554,108
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
$2.72
LBP243,281
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$3.84
LBP343,503
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
$0.69
LBP61,943
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$0.56
LBP49,749
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.41
LBP36,770
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
$0.47
LBP41,770
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
$0.39
LBP35,068
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.44
LBP39,276
|
|
pay 91.6% more for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
$3.49
LBP312,591
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$75.00
LBP6,716,250
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,686,500,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
$12.75
LBP1,141,762
|
|
pay 28.0% more for housing
|
Maputo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$31.88
LBP2,854,406
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
$738.24
LBP66,108,971
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
$359.38
LBP32,182,031
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
$161.18
LBP14,433,938
|
|
pay 10.6% less for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$283.33
LBP25,372,500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$4,111.11
LBP368,150,000
|
|
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
$3.00
LBP268,650
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
$2.80
LBP250,740
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$2.00
LBP179,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
$59.33
LBP5,313,300
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$7.00
LBP626,850
|
|
pay 46.8% more for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
$78.12
LBP6,996,094
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
$57.86
LBP5,181,107
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
$103.12
LBP9,234,844
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
$110.71
LBP9,914,464
|
|
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