Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 26.8% cheaper than Maputo.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Maputo, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
|
Maputo
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
$3.85
TND12.200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
$0.67
TND2.120
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 9.7% more for groceries
|
Maputo
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
$4.85
TND15.390
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
$1.72
TND5.450
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
$2.71
TND8.590
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
$0.86
TND2.740
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
$1.86
TND5.900
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
|
Maputo
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
$3.06
TND9.710
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
$11.22
TND35.600
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
$2.60
TND8.240
|
|
pay 55.5% less for housing
|
Maputo
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
$254.97
TND809.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
$174.18
TND552.810
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
|
pay 52.8% less for childcare
|
Maputo
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
$97.37
TND309.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maputo
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
$1.84
TND5.850
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
$0.97
TND3.080
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
$30.98
TND98.310
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
|
Maputo
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
$76.23
TND241.950
|
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