Cost of living comparison
Maputo is 17.5% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Maputo instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 20.2% less for restaurants
|
Santiago
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
$10.00
MZN639.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
$0.95
MZN60.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
|
Santiago
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
$1.19
MZN75.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
$8.45
MZN540.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
$5.78
MZN369.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
$2.09
MZN133.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
$0.81
MZN51.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.42
MZN26.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.33
MZN21.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 46.0% more for transportation
|
Santiago
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$5.12
MZN326.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.20
CLF1.4700
|
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,540.00
CLF662.9500
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
$34.12
MZN2,180.34
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Santiago
|
Maputo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.58
CLF18.3600
|
$782.47
MZN50,007.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$439.93
CLF15.7300
|
$273.87
MZN17,502.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.66
CLF3.7400
|
$61.37
MZN3,922.18
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
|
Santiago
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$387.71
CLF13.8600
|
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,421.89
CLF229.6300
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.02
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santiago
|
Maputo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
$1.25
MZN80.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
$2.24
MZN142.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
|
pay 17.5% more for clothing
|
Santiago
|
Maputo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.37
CLF2.6200
|
$75.64
MZN4,834.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.04
CLF2.9300
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.88
|
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