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Damascus vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 28.9% cheaper than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 30.7% less in Damascus
Groceries: pay 9.4% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 32.2% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 43.3% less in Damascus
Childcare: pay 76.2% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.7% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 42.5% less in Damascus

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Damascus.

Damascus vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.7% less for restaurants

	Maputo	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN700.00	$5.00 SYP65,010	-54.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN639.00	$5.00 SYP65,010	-50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.56	$1.05 SYP13,652	+10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.11	$0.54 SYP7,086	-29.1%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 9.4% less for groceries

	Maputo	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.83	$0.63 SYP8,217	-46.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN540.00	$1.67 SYP21,752	-80.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN369.08	$4.05 SYP52,594	-30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.80	$1.97 SYP25,571	-6.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN156.17	$3.01 SYP39,106	+23.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.51	$0.46 SYP5,918	-43.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.06	$0.96 SYP12,544	+167.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.23	$0.46 SYP5,963	-23.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.89	$0.39 SYP5,065	-7.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.09	$0.27 SYP3,476	-19.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.19	$0.28 SYP3,593	-37.4%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 32.2% more for transportation

	Maputo	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.93	$15.92 SYP207,051	+211.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN841.30	$17.00 SYP221,034	+29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	$18,500.00 SYP240,537,000	-43.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	$11.00 SYP143,022	-67.8%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 43.3% less for housing

	Maputo	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	$66.75 SYP867,884	-49.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	$282.23 SYP3,669,607	-63.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	$145.72 SYP1,894,661	-46.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	$53.53 SYP695,989	-12.8%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 76.2% less for childcare

	Maputo	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	$48.33 SYP628,430	-82.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	$1,650.00 SYP21,453,300	-70.3%
Average			-76.2%

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pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN80.00	$1.25 SYP16,252	-0.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.97	$1.27 SYP16,578	-43.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN165.00	$3.00 SYP39,006	+16.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	$13.30 SYP172,927	-79.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN450.00	$3.00 SYP39,006	-57.4%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 42.5% less for clothing

	Maputo	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	$22.00 SYP286,044	-35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	$23.50 SYP305,547	-61.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	$47.50 SYP617,595	-37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	$56.25 SYP731,362	-36.1%
Average			-42.5%

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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: January 2025

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