Cost of living comparison

 Maputo, Mozambique
compared to
 Roseau, Dominica
Roseau vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Roseau is 39.9% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants
pay 26.8% more in Roseau
Groceries
pay 2.9 times more in Roseau
Transportation
pay 35.6% more in Roseau
Housing
pay 18.4% less in Roseau
Childcare
pay 49.5% less in Roseau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 51.6% more in Roseau
Clothing
pay 38.9% more in Roseau

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

Roseau vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 26.8% more for restaurants

 
Maputo
Roseau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.95
MZN700.00
$7.40
EC$20.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
MZN639.00
$6.66
EC$18.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.95
MZN60.56
$1.71
EC$4.62

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

 
Maputo
Roseau
Bread
1 loaf
$1.19
MZN75.83
$2.47
EC$6.67
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.45
MZN540.00
$1.11
EC$3.00
Milk (1 gallon) $5.78
MZN369.08
$14.24
EC$38.49

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pay 35.6% more for transportation

 
Maputo
Roseau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.12
MZN326.93
$4.49
EC$12.13
Monthly public transit pass $13.17
MZN841.30
$32.25
EC$87.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27

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pay 18.4% less for housing

 
Maputo
Roseau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
$56.74
EC$153.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $782.47
MZN50,000.00
$283.68
EC$766.67
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $273.87
MZN17,500.00
$203.51
EC$550.00

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pay 49.5% less for childcare

 
Maputo
Roseau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $270.04
MZN17,255.32
$111.01
EC$300.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00

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pay 51.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Maputo
Roseau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.25
MZN80.00
$1.85
EC$5.00
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.24
MZN142.97
$3.10
EC$8.38
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.58
MZN165.00
$7.40
EC$20.00

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pay 38.9% more for clothing

 
Maputo
Roseau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
$70.92
EC$191.67
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
$38.24
EC$103.33
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
$148.01
EC$400.00

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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: May 2025
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