Cost of living comparison

Maputo, Mozambique

compared to

Victoria, Seychelles

Victoria vs. Maputo Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 87.4% more expensive than Maputo.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 33.5% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 64.6% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 10.8% more in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 8.4% more in Victoria

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

Victoria vs. Maputo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Maputo	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN700.66	$16.76 SCR236.25	+53.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN639.60	$9.71 SCR136.90	-2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.61	$2.75 SCR38.83	+190.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.15	$2.71 SCR38.23	+252.9%
Average			+123.4%

Maputo vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Maputo	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.90	$2.29 SCR32.31	+93.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN540.51	$18.13 SCR255.50	+114.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN369.42	$7.52 SCR105.99	+30.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.93	$3.58 SCR50.40	+70.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN156.31	$3.00 SCR42.27	+22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.56	$0.97 SCR13.69	+20.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.08	$1.10 SCR15.48	+204.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.27	$0.97 SCR13.69	+62.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.92	$3.27 SCR46.04	+676.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.11	$0.82 SCR11.59	+149.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.21	$0.73 SCR10.29	+65.5%
Average			+137.2%

Maputo vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.5% more for transportation

	Maputo	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN327.24	$5.82 SCR82.00	+13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN842.09	$26.82 SCR378.00	+103.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,101,972.03	$26,617.26 SCR375,202.62	-19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,182.05	$46.18 SCR650.99	+35.4%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 64.6% more for housing

	Maputo	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,504.65	$163.87 SCR2,309.98	+23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN50,046.95	$979.92 SCR13,813.13	+25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,516.43	$794.53 SCR11,199.90	+190.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,925.25	$73.52 SCR1,036.29	+19.8%
Average			+64.6%

Maputo vs. Victoria - Cost of housing

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pay 10.8% more for childcare

	Maputo	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,271.52	$167.60 SCR2,362.48	-37.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN355,564.01	$8,868.55 SCR125,013.02	+59.5%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Maputo	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN80.08	$4.07 SCR57.32	+224.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN143.10	$5.16 SCR72.77	+130.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN165.15	$22.89 SCR322.61	+786.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,118.15	$95.81 SCR1,350.54	+48.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN450.42	$5.59 SCR78.75	-20.7%
Average			+234.0%

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pay 8.4% more for clothing

	Maputo	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,177.04	$68.58 SCR966.76	+101.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,878.64	$29.30 SCR413.00	-51.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,837.87	$73.44 SCR1,035.24	-2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,630.28	$76.39 SCR1,076.86	-13.2%
Average			+8.4%

Maputo vs. Victoria - 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: July 2025

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