Cost of living comparison

Maputo, Mozambique

compared to

Tunis, Tunisia

Tunis vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Tunis is 26.8% cheaper than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 50.5% less in Tunis
Groceries: pay 9.7% more in Tunis
Transportation: pay 32.6% less in Tunis
Housing: pay 55.5% less in Tunis
Childcare: pay 52.8% less in Tunis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% less in Tunis
Clothing: pay 8.1% more in Tunis

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

Tunis vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.5% less for restaurants

	Maputo	Tunis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN700.00	$3.85 TND11.610	-64.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN639.00	$4.81 TND14.510	-51.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.56	$0.67 TND2.020	-29.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.11	$0.34 TND1.030	-55.8%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 9.7% more for groceries

	Maputo	Tunis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.83	$0.15 TND0.460	-87.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN540.00	$4.85 TND14.640	-42.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN369.08	$1.72 TND5.190	-70.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.80	$1.55 TND4.680	-26.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN156.17	$2.71 TND8.180	+10.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.51	$0.86 TND2.610	+7.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.06	$1.86 TND5.620	+415.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.23	$0.50 TND1.510	-16.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.89	$0.31 TND0.930	-26.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.09	$0.28 TND0.830	-16.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.19	$0.26 TND0.780	-41.3%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 32.6% less for transportation

	Maputo	Tunis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.93	$3.06 TND9.240	-40.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN841.30	$11.22 TND33.870	-14.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	$38,454.35 TND116,109.070	+17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	$2.60 TND7.840	-92.4%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 55.5% less for housing

	Maputo	Tunis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	$22.62 TND68.290	-83.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	$254.97 TND769.850	-67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	$174.18 TND525.930	-36.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	$39.70 TND119.880	-35.3%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 52.8% less for childcare

	Maputo	Tunis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	$97.37 TND293.990	-63.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	$3,244.15 TND9,795.380	-41.6%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	Tunis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN80.00	$1.84 TND5.560	+47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.97	$0.97 TND2.930	-56.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN165.00	$3.20 TND9.680	+24.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	$30.98 TND93.530	-51.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN450.00	$4.81 TND14.510	-31.7%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 8.1% more for clothing

	Maputo	Tunis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	$46.18 TND139.430	+35.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	$53.28 TND160.870	-12.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	$92.44 TND279.110	+22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	$76.23 TND230.180	-13.4%
Average			+8.1%

Maputo vs. Tunis - 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: May 2025

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