Cost of living comparison

Maputo, Mozambique

compared to

Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Helsinki is 2.0 times more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Helsinki
Groceries: pay 90.1% more in Helsinki
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Helsinki
Housing: pay 59.7% more in Helsinki
Childcare: pay 57.1% more in Helsinki
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Helsinki
Clothing: pay 47.8% more in Helsinki

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

Helsinki vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Maputo	Helsinki
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN699.23	$18.76 €16.51	+71.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN638.30	$11.79 €10.38	+17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.49	$3.14 €2.77	+231.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.05	$2.03 €1.79	+164.4%
Average			+121.3%

Maputo vs. Helsinki - Cost of restaurants

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pay 90.1% more for groceries

	Maputo	Helsinki
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.75	$2.89 €2.54	+143.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN539.41	$4.13 €3.64	-51.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN368.67	$5.15 €4.53	-10.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.65	$3.08 €2.71	+47.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN155.99	$6.00 €5.28	+145.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.45	$1.11 €0.98	+37.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.03	$0.85 €0.75	+135.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.19	$1.03 €0.90	+71.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.86	$1.70 €1.50	+304.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.07	$0.57 €0.50	+73.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.16	$0.86 €0.75	+94.1%
Average			+90.1%

Maputo vs. Helsinki - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Maputo	Helsinki
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.57	$7.50 €6.61	+46.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN840.38	$71.38 €62.85	+442.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,097,699.79	$34,296.42 €30,195.84	+4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,177.61	$17.79 €15.66	-47.9%
Average			+111.3%

Maputo vs. Helsinki - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.7% more for housing

	Maputo	Helsinki
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,487.36	$22.48 €19.79	-83.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN49,945.23	$1,111.66 €978.74	+42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,480.83	$870.64 €766.54	+217.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,917.27	$99.35 €87.47	+61.9%
Average			+59.7%

Maputo vs. Helsinki - Cost of housing

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pay 57.1% more for childcare

	Maputo	Helsinki
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,236.42	$338.03 €297.62	+25.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN354,841.33	$10,508.28 €9,251.88	+89.0%
Average			+57.1%

Maputo vs. Helsinki - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	Helsinki
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN79.91	$8.57 €7.55	+584.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.81	$4.76 €4.20	+113.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN164.82	$11.36 €10.00	+340.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,109.78	$47.76 €42.05	-25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN449.51	$18.22 €16.04	+158.7%
Average			+234.2%

Maputo vs. Helsinki - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 47.8% more for clothing

	Maputo	Helsinki
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,172.62	$100.00 €88.04	+193.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,870.76	$31.76 €27.96	-47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,828.04	$89.57 €78.86	+18.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,618.84	$111.24 €97.94	+26.4%
Average			+47.8%

Maputo vs. Helsinki - Cost of clothing

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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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