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Maputo vs. Ottawa Cost of Living Summary

Maputo is 28.4% cheaper than Ottawa.

Restaurants: pay 38.1% less in Maputo
Groceries: pay 48.3% less in Maputo
Transportation: pay 13.4% more in Maputo
Housing: pay 3.0% less in Maputo
Childcare: pay 72.5% less in Maputo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.7% less in Maputo
Clothing: pay 11.8% less in Maputo

Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Maputo.

Maputo vs. Ottawa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.1% less for restaurants

	Ottawa	Maputo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.96 CA$25.90	$10.95 MZN699.23	-39.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.78 CA$15.54	$10.00 MZN638.30	-7.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 CA$3.13	$0.95 MZN60.49	-56.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 CA$2.21	$0.77 MZN49.05	-49.8%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 48.3% less for groceries

	Ottawa	Maputo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.65 CA$3.82	$1.19 MZN75.75	-55.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.28 CA$9.06	$8.45 MZN539.41	+34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.92 CA$14.31	$5.78 MZN368.67	-41.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.31 CA$4.78	$2.09 MZN133.65	-36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89 CA$8.49	$2.44 MZN155.99	-58.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 CA$2.79	$0.81 MZN51.45	-58.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 CA$0.92	$0.36 MZN23.03	-43.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CA$2.08	$0.60 MZN38.19	-58.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.69 CA$2.43	$0.42 MZN26.86	-75.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 CA$1.73	$0.33 MZN21.07	-72.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 CA$1.88	$0.44 MZN28.16	-66.2%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 13.4% more for transportation

	Ottawa	Maputo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 CA$5.98	$5.12 MZN326.57	+23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.50 CA$133.39	$13.17 MZN840.38	-85.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,412.64 CA$35,201.81	$32,863.85 MZN2,097,699.79	+34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.80 CA$27.10	$34.12 MZN2,177.61	+81.5%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 3.0% less for housing

	Ottawa	Maputo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.21 CA$72.41	$132.97 MZN8,487.36	+164.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,425.51 CA$2,055.52	$782.47 MZN49,945.23	-45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.57 CA$1,830.65	$273.87 MZN17,480.83	-78.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.33 CA$189.37	$61.37 MZN3,917.27	-53.3%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 72.5% less for childcare

	Ottawa	Maputo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.72 CA$1,441.55	$270.04 MZN17,236.42	-73.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,936.07 CA$28,746.82	$5,559.16 MZN354,841.33	-72.1%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Ottawa	Maputo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.75 CA$8.29	$1.25 MZN79.91	-78.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 CA$5.35	$2.24 MZN142.81	-39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.93 CA$18.65	$2.58 MZN164.82	-80.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.27 CA$66.72	$64.39 MZN4,109.78	+39.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.78 CA$15.54	$7.04 MZN449.51	-34.7%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 11.8% less for clothing

	Ottawa	Maputo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.20 CA$82.47	$34.04 MZN2,172.62	-40.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.39 CA$64.01	$60.64 MZN3,870.76	+36.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.78 CA$140.99	$75.64 MZN4,828.04	-22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.86 CA$159.85	$88.03 MZN5,618.84	-20.6%
Average			-11.8%

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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: January 2025

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