Cost of living comparison

Maputo, Mozambique

compared to

N'djamena, Chad

N'djamena vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

N'djamena is 17.6% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 24.8% less in N'djamena
Groceries: pay 69.3% more in N'djamena
Transportation: pay 85.5% more in N'djamena
Housing: pay 72.9% more in N'djamena
Childcare: pay 78.7% less in N'djamena
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% more in N'djamena
Clothing: pay 3.0% less in N'djamena

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in N'djamena are more expensive than in Maputo. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and clothing are lower in N'djamena. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in N'djamena.

N'djamena vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in N'djamena instead of Maputo, you would:

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pay 24.8% less for restaurants

	Maputo	N'djamena
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN701.10	$8.17 FCFA4,703	-25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN640.00	$4.29 FCFA2,468	-57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.65	$0.90 FCFA519	-4.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.18	$0.68 FCFA389	-12.0%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 69.3% more for groceries

	Maputo	N'djamena
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.95	$0.33 FCFA188	-72.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN540.85	$1.63 FCFA941	-80.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN369.66	$11.03 FCFA6,350	+91.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN134.01	$2.16 FCFA1,246	+3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN156.41	$2.96 FCFA1,707	+21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.59	$2.22 FCFA1,280	+175.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.09	$0.78 FCFA449	+116.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.29	$1.73 FCFA996	+189.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.93	$1.06 FCFA612	+152.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.13	$0.69 FCFA398	+109.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.23	$0.69 FCFA398	+56.8%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 85.5% more for transportation

	Maputo	N'djamena
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN327.44	$3.92 FCFA2,258	-23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN842.62	$81.69 FCFA47,034	+520.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,103,286.75	$11,273.85 FCFA6,490,735	-65.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,183.41	$3.68 FCFA2,117	-89.2%
Average			+85.5%

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pay 72.9% more for housing

	Maputo	N'djamena
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,509.96	$190.62 FCFA109,747	+43.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN50,078.26	$1,386.33 FCFA798,158	+77.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,527.39	$179.73 FCFA103,475	-34.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,927.71	$187.42 FCFA107,902	+205.4%
Average			+72.9%

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pay 78.7% less for childcare

	Maputo	N'djamena
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,282.32	$35.95 FCFA20,695	-86.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN355,786.40	$1,633.89 FCFA940,686	-70.6%
Average			-78.7%

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	N'djamena
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN80.13	$1.23 FCFA706	-2.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN143.19	??
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN165.26	$0.94 FCFA541	-63.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,120.73	$130.71 FCFA75,255	+103.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN450.70	$4.90 FCFA2,822	-30.4%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 3.0% less for clothing

	Maputo	N'djamena
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,178.40	$32.68 FCFA18,814	-4.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,881.06	$61.27 FCFA35,276	+1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,840.90	$53.10 FCFA30,572	-29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,633.80	$106.20 FCFA61,145	+20.6%
Average			-3.0%

Maputo vs. N'djamena - 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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