Cost of living comparison

Santiago, Chile

compared to

Maputo, Mozambique

Maputo vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Maputo is 17.5% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in Maputo
Groceries: pay 22.1% less in Maputo
Transportation: pay 46.0% more in Maputo
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Maputo
Childcare: pay 21.9% less in Maputo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% less in Maputo
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Maputo

The cost of housing, transportation, and clothing in Maputo are more expensive than in Santiago. Expenses including groceries, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Maputo. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Maputo.

Maputo vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Maputo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.36 CLF0.3100	$10.95 MZN700.00	-11.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.24 CLF0.2100	$10.00 MZN639.00	+21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CLF0.0400	$0.95 MZN60.56	-46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 CLF0.0300	$0.77 MZN49.11	-43.7%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 22.1% less for groceries

	Santiago	Maputo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 CLF0.0400	$1.19 MZN75.83	-20.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 CLF0.1400	$8.45 MZN540.00	+54.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 CLF0.1200	$5.78 MZN369.08	+25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 CLF0.1000	$2.09 MZN133.80	-47.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.88 CLF0.0700	$2.44 MZN156.17	-15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 CLF0.0200	$0.81 MZN51.51	-15.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CLF0.0200	$0.36 MZN23.06	-49.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$0.60 MZN38.23	-34.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$0.42 MZN26.89	-49.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	$0.33 MZN21.09	-58.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 CLF0.0200	$0.44 MZN28.19	-32.8%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 46.0% more for transportation

	Santiago	Maputo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1300	$5.12 MZN326.93	-0.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.20 CLF1.0300	$13.17 MZN841.30	-68.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,540.00 CLF465.5000	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	+77.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.41 CLF0.3100	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	+174.9%
Average			+46.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Santiago	Maputo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.87 CLF0.5200	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	+537.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.58 CLF12.9000	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	+52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$439.93 CLF11.0500	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	-37.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.66 CLF2.6300	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	-41.4%
Average			+127.6%

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pay 21.9% less for childcare

	Santiago	Maputo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$387.71 CLF9.7300	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	-30.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,421.89 CLF161.2400	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	-13.4%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Maputo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 CLF0.0700	$1.25 MZN80.00	-55.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0800	$2.24 MZN142.97	-27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.15 CLF0.1300	$2.58 MZN165.00	-49.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.85 CLF0.8500	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	+90.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.87 CLF0.1500	$7.04 MZN450.00	+19.9%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Santiago	Maputo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 CLF1.3300	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	-35.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.11 CLF0.7800	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	+94.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.37 CLF1.8400	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	+3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.04 CLF2.0600	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	+7.3%
Average			+17.5%

Santiago vs. Maputo - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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