Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 5.5% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Maputo instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.76
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.43
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.55
|
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC8.01
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.82
|
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.64
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.36
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.87
|
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC219,406.38
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC293.37
|
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
|
pay 31.2% more for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,532.95
|
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,631.43
|
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC715.44
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
|
pay 32.6% more for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.42
|
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC269.14
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.27
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
|
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