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
TTD69.22
|
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.44
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.50
|
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
|
Port Of Spain
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.39
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.56
|
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.34
|
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.11
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD28.81
|
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.09
|
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.51
|
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.59
|
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD14.92
|
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.16
|
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.14
|
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
|
pay 36.8% more for transportation
|
Port Of Spain
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.72
|
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD652.67
|
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD227,446.36
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.17
|
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD389.13
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,314.06
|
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,884.28
|
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD361.90
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
|
Port Of Spain
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,550.84
|
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD31,904.30
|
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
|
pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Port Of Spain
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.87
|
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.11
|
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.56
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD343.02
|
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.33
|
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
|
Port Of Spain
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD377.84
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD274.69
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD708.71
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD729.09
|
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
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