Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 48.7% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
|
Maputo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
|
pay 44.4% less for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
|
pay 50.2% less for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
|
pay 74.1% less for housing
|
Maputo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
|
pay 66.3% less for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
|
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