Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Maputo, Mozambique

Maputo vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Maputo is 12.9% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% less in Maputo
Groceries: pay 2.2% more in Maputo
Transportation: pay 67.2% more in Maputo
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Maputo
Childcare: pay 51.3% less in Maputo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.5% less in Maputo
Clothing: pay 11.1% less in Maputo

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

Maputo vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.5% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Maputo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN37.85	$10.95 MZN700.00	+10.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN33.12	$10.00 MZN639.00	+15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.86	$0.95 MZN60.56	-47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.84	$0.77 MZN49.11	-57.1%
Average			-19.5%

Warsaw vs. Maputo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Maputo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.16	$1.19 MZN75.83	+9.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.67	$8.45 MZN540.00	+93.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.52	$5.78 MZN369.08	+52.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.56	$2.09 MZN133.80	-30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.71	$2.44 MZN156.17	-3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.73	$0.81 MZN51.51	+77.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.86	$0.36 MZN23.06	-51.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.14	$0.60 MZN38.23	-27.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.30	$0.42 MZN26.89	-69.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.59	$0.33 MZN21.09	-20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.79	$0.44 MZN28.19	-5.8%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 67.2% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Maputo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN23.71	$5.12 MZN326.93	-17.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN104.10	$13.17 MZN841.30	-51.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN117,529.74	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	+6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN30.28	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	+330.8%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Warsaw	Maputo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN65.76	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	+673.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,092.65	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	-26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,183.44	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	-67.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN858.39	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	-72.7%
Average			+126.6%

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pay 51.3% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Maputo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,942.04	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	-46.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN48,108.67	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	-55.8%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 23.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Maputo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN14.19	$1.25 MZN80.00	-66.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN14.00	$2.24 MZN142.97	-38.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN18.22	$2.58 MZN165.00	-45.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN161.57	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	+52.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN33.12	$7.04 MZN450.00	-18.7%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Maputo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN342.08	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	-61.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN158.92	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	+45.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN337.77	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN390.74	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	-13.8%
Average			-11.1%

Warsaw vs. Maputo - Cost of clothing

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