Cost of living comparison

Maputo, Mozambique

compared to

Doha, Qatar

Doha vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Doha is 73.9% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 27.1% less in Doha
Groceries: pay 30.4% more in Doha
Transportation: pay 4.0% more in Doha
Housing: pay 90.2% more in Doha
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Doha
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Doha
Clothing: pay 26.7% more in Doha

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Doha are more expensive than in Maputo. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Doha.

Doha vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.1% less for restaurants

	Maputo	Doha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN699.23	$8.22 QAR29.90	-25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN638.30	$7.53 QAR27.41	-24.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.49	$0.90 QAR3.27	-5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.05	$0.36 QAR1.30	-53.5%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 30.4% more for groceries

	Maputo	Doha
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.75	$1.57 QAR5.70	+32.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN539.41	$5.74 QAR20.87	-32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN368.67	$7.99 QAR29.08	+38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.65	$2.55 QAR9.29	+21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN155.99	$3.84 QAR13.99	+57.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.45	$0.86 QAR3.13	+6.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.03	$0.71 QAR2.60	+97.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.19	$0.67 QAR2.44	+12.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.86	$0.61 QAR2.21	+44.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.07	$0.43 QAR1.55	+28.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.16	$0.56 QAR2.05	+27.9%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 4.0% more for transportation

	Maputo	Doha
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.57	$2.14 QAR7.79	-58.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN840.38	$32.87 QAR119.59	+149.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,097,699.79	$21,910.54 QAR79,725.04	-33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,177.61	$19.72 QAR71.75	-42.2%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 90.2% more for housing

	Maputo	Doha
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,487.36	$87.95 QAR320.01	-33.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN49,945.23	$1,570.13 QAR5,713.17	+100.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,480.83	$1,013.80 QAR3,688.89	+270.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,917.27	$75.85 QAR276.00	+23.6%
Average			+90.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Maputo	Doha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,236.42	$797.97 QAR2,903.53	+195.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN354,841.33	$11,234.42 QAR40,878.25	+102.1%
Average			+148.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	Doha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN79.91	$10.96 QAR39.86	+775.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.81	$5.26 QAR19.13	+135.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN164.82	$6.57 QAR23.92	+154.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,109.78	$117.97 QAR429.27	+83.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN449.51	$12.32 QAR44.85	+75.0%
Average			+244.6%

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pay 26.7% more for clothing

	Maputo	Doha
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,172.62	$61.12 QAR222.39	+79.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,870.76	$55.31 QAR201.27	-8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,828.04	$96.92 QAR352.67	+28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,618.84	$94.98 QAR345.61	+7.9%
Average			+26.7%

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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: April 2025

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