Cost of living comparison

 Maputo, Mozambique
compared to
 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Bissau vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Bissau is 20.3% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants
pay 22.4% more in Bissau
Groceries
pay 58.2% more in Bissau
Transportation
pay 0.1% more in Bissau
Housing
pay 26.1% less in Bissau
Childcare
pay 62.5% more in Bissau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 21.9% less in Bissau
Clothing
pay 46.7% more in Bissau

The cost of childcare, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Bissau are more expensive than in Maputo. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Bissau.

Bissau vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bissau instead of Maputo, you would:

pay 22.4% more for restaurants

 
Maputo
Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.95
MZN700.66
$4.90
F CFA2,730
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
MZN639.60
$9.43
F CFA5,250
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.95
MZN60.61
$1.31
F CFA728

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pay 58.2% more for groceries

 
Maputo
Bissau
Bread
1 loaf
$1.19
MZN75.90
$0.90
F CFA502
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.45
MZN540.51
$7.28
F CFA4,052
Milk (1 gallon) $5.78
MZN369.42
$6.18
F CFA3,444

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pay 0.1% more for transportation

 
Maputo
Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.12
MZN327.24
$4.52
F CFA2,517
Monthly public transit pass $13.17
MZN842.09
$25.57
F CFA14,241
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,863.85
MZN2,101,972.03
$32,027.10
F CFA17,835,966

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pay 26.1% less for housing

 
Maputo
Bissau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$132.97
MZN8,504.65
$45.27
F CFA25,210
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $782.47
MZN50,046.95
$433.95
F CFA241,670
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $273.87
MZN17,516.43
$225.47
F CFA125,565

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pay 62.5% more for childcare

 
Maputo
Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $270.04
MZN17,271.52
$765.65
F CFA426,391
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,559.16
MZN355,564.01
$2,307.50
F CFA1,285,053

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pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Maputo
Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.25
MZN80.08
$1.55
F CFA864
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.24
MZN143.10
$2.04
F CFA1,137
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.58
MZN165.15
$1.63
F CFA910

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pay 46.7% more for clothing

 
Maputo
Bissau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$34.04
MZN2,177.04
$89.86
F CFA50,046
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.64
MZN3,878.64
$57.19
F CFA31,847
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.64
MZN4,837.87
$81.69
F CFA45,496

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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