Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 3.5% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 36.8% more for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Maputo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
|
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