Cost of living comparison
Dili is 41.9% more expensive than Maputo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 35.0% more in Dili
- Groceries
-
pay 74.0% more in Dili
- Transportation
-
pay 10.6% more in Dili
- Housing
-
pay 67.1% more in Dili
- Childcare
-
pay 68.4% more in Dili
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 30.7% more in Dili
- Clothing
-
pay 7.4% more in Dili
The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Dili are more expensive than in Maputo.
If you lived in Dili instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 35.0% more for restaurants
|
Maputo
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$5.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
$8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
$2.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$1.56
|
|
pay 74.0% more for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
$1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
$2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
$9.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
$2.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$3.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
$1.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
$1.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
$0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.91
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
$5.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
$37.00
|
|
pay 67.1% more for housing
|
Maputo
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$76.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
$980.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
$875.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
$101.96
|
|
pay 68.4% more for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$11,000.00
|
|
pay 30.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
$2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
$3.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$2.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
$56.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$6.50
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Dili
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
$65.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
$40.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
$83.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
$55.00
|
|
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