Cost of living comparison

Maputo, Mozambique

compared to

San Jose, Costa Rica

San Jose vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 61.5% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 49.1% more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 38.8% more in San Jose
Housing: pay 1.8% more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.8% more in San Jose
Clothing: pay 50.0% more in San Jose

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

San Jose vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Jose instead of Maputo, you would:

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pay 49.1% more for restaurants

	Maputo	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN699.23	$10.83 CRC5,499.19	-1.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN638.30	$9.72 CRC4,934.00	-2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.49	$1.99 CRC1,012.34	+110.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.05	$1.46 CRC741.82	+90.1%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Maputo	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.75	$2.60 CRC1,318.45	+118.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN539.41	$4.26 CRC2,165.48	-49.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN368.67	$7.23 CRC3,672.41	+25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.65	$3.26 CRC1,656.57	+55.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN155.99	$4.41 CRC2,237.52	+80.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.45	$1.95 CRC990.43	+142.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.03	$0.63 CRC320.02	+74.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.19	$1.59 CRC807.86	+165.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.86	$1.35 CRC684.51	+220.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.07	$1.30 CRC659.83	+293.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.16	$1.19 CRC604.73	+170.0%
Average			+117.9%

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pay 38.8% more for transportation

	Maputo	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.57	$5.49 CRC2,786.51	+7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN840.38	$38.02 CRC19,306.95	+188.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,097,699.79	$36,925.49 CRC18,749,195.70	+12.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,177.61	$15.94 CRC8,094.23	-53.3%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 1.8% more for housing

	Maputo	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,487.36	$53.59 CRC27,213.08	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN49,945.23	$742.08 CRC376,796.37	-5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,480.83	$463.60 CRC235,397.07	+69.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,917.27	$63.06 CRC32,016.96	+2.7%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Maputo	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,236.42	$521.49 CRC264,791.27	+93.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN354,841.33	$12,425.72 CRC6,309,251.58	+123.5%
Average			+108.3%

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pay 64.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN79.91	$2.92 CRC1,480.20	+132.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.81	$3.69 CRC1,874.29	+65.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN164.82	$5.05 CRC2,565.68	+95.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,109.78	$59.70 CRC30,313.67	-7.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN449.51	$9.72 CRC4,934.00	+38.0%
Average			+64.8%

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pay 50.0% more for clothing

	Maputo	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,172.62	$73.59 CRC37,363.93	+116.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,870.76	$50.81 CRC25,800.37	-16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,828.04	$125.98 CRC63,969.11	+66.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,618.84	$117.31 CRC59,566.93	+33.3%
Average			+50.0%

Maputo vs. San Jose - 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: June 2025

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