Cost of living comparison
Lima is 0.3% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Lima instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
|
Maputo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
$5.23
PEN19.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.10
|
$6.10
PEN23.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.57
|
$0.83
PEN3.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$0.51
PEN1.93
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.85
|
$2.42
PEN9.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.08
|
$4.22
PEN16.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.14
|
$4.95
PEN18.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.82
|
$2.70
PEN10.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
$2.25
PEN8.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.52
|
$0.87
PEN3.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$0.50
PEN1.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
$0.48
PEN1.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.90
|
$0.52
PEN1.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.10
|
$0.53
PEN2.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.98
|
$5.39
PEN20.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
$23.85
PEN90.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.67
|
$23,163.52
PEN87,812.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.34
|
$20.14
PEN76.36
|
|
pay 25.5% less for housing
|
Maputo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
$26.56
PEN100.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,007.83
|
$575.58
PEN2,182.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,502.74
|
$363.71
PEN1,378.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,922.18
|
$44.01
PEN166.83
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
$213.68
PEN810.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.02
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,639.12
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.01
|
$2.12
PEN8.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.99
|
$2.62
PEN9.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
$5.30
PEN20.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.93
|
$30.52
PEN115.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
$7.95
PEN30.14
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.34
|
$42.79
PEN162.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.61
|
$34.98
PEN132.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,834.09
|
$85.21
PEN323.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.88
|
$94.35
PEN357.68
|
|
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