Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 7.7% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Riga, you would:
pay 11.8% less for restaurants
|
Riga
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
€7.99
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.44
€1.38
|
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
|
Riga
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.50
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.49
|
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.65
|
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.86
€2.74
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.05
|
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.46
|
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
|
pay 34.2% more for transportation
|
Riga
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.77
€6.49
|
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,026.61
€26,871.15
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.79
|
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Riga
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.68
€16.95
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.44
€514.32
|
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.73
€352.57
|
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$244.58
€234.50
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
|
pay 54.3% less for childcare
|
Riga
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.03
€515.84
|
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,487.73
€12,931.67
|
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Riga
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
€3.25
|
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
€5.04
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.01
€44.11
|
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.28
|
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
|
Riga
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.84
€78.46
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.77
€41.97
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.38
€88.57
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.02
€116.03
|
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
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