Cost of living comparison
Prague is 62.5% more expensive than Maputo.
If you lived in Prague instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 36.7% more for restaurants
|
Maputo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
$10.61
CZK252.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
$8.49
CZK202.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
$1.74
CZK41.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
$1.39
CZK33.10
|
|
pay 48.8% more for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
$1.42
CZK33.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
$5.99
CZK142.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
$3.96
CZK94.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
$2.56
CZK60.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
$3.92
CZK93.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
$0.77
CZK18.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
$0.73
CZK17.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
$0.89
CZK21.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
$1.47
CZK35.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
$0.57
CZK13.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
$0.55
CZK13.02
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
$6.13
CZK146.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
$23.35
CZK556.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
$25,475.49
CZK606,754.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
$12.99
CZK309.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Maputo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
$19.68
CZK468.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
$1,128.35
CZK26,874.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
$837.45
CZK19,945.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
$223.37
CZK5,319.96
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
$713.18
CZK16,986.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
$11,763.21
CZK280,166.66
|
|
pay 66.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
$2.40
CZK57.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
$3.08
CZK73.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
$6.54
CZK155.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
$63.73
CZK1,517.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
$10.61
CZK252.81
|
|
pay 37.6% more for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
$82.44
CZK1,963.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
$36.17
CZK861.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
$92.56
CZK2,204.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
$111.10
CZK2,646.13
|
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