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Maputo vs. Windhoek Cost of Living Summary

Maputo is 39.6% more expensive than Windhoek.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% more in Maputo
Groceries: pay 2.7% less in Maputo
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Maputo
Housing: pay 48.9% more in Maputo
Childcare: pay 32.0% more in Maputo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.6% more in Maputo
Clothing: pay 36.9% more in Maputo

The cost of transportation, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants in Maputo are more expensive than in Windhoek. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Maputo.

Maputo vs. Windhoek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.9% more for restaurants

	Windhoek	Maputo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 NAD191.59	$10.95 MZN699.23	+7.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 NAD95.74	$10.00 MZN638.30	+95.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 NAD17.74	$0.95 MZN60.49	+0.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.51	$0.77 MZN49.05	-7.1%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 2.7% less for groceries

	Windhoek	Maputo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 NAD15.79	$1.19 MZN75.75	+40.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.98 NAD55.79	$8.45 MZN539.41	+183.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 NAD103.07	$5.78 MZN368.67	+5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 NAD55.69	$2.09 MZN133.65	-29.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD43.66	$2.44 MZN155.99	+4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.88	$0.81 MZN51.45	+1.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 NAD16.17	$0.36 MZN23.03	-58.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD13.36	$0.60 MZN38.19	-16.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 NAD14.28	$0.42 MZN26.86	-44.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD17.14	$0.33 MZN21.07	-63.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD17.48	$0.44 MZN28.16	-52.7%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Windhoek	Maputo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 NAD87.81	$5.12 MZN326.57	+9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD638.63	$13.17 MZN840.38	-61.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,041.85 NAD319,313.55	$32,863.85 MZN2,097,699.79	+92.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD133.05	$34.12 MZN2,177.61	+380.5%
Average			+105.3%

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pay 48.9% more for housing

	Windhoek	Maputo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.63 NAD1,117.33	$132.97 MZN8,487.36	+123.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$421.63 NAD7,900.05	$782.47 MZN49,945.23	+85.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.93 NAD5,657.27	$273.87 MZN17,480.83	-9.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.84 NAD1,196.20	$61.37 MZN3,917.27	-3.9%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 32.0% more for childcare

	Windhoek	Maputo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,175.40	$270.04 MZN17,236.42	+59.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD99,354.41	$5,559.16 MZN354,841.33	+4.8%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Windhoek	Maputo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 NAD31.93	$1.25 MZN79.91	-26.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.91 NAD35.72	$2.24 MZN142.81	+17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 NAD52.68	$2.58 MZN164.82	-8.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.35 NAD662.40	$64.39 MZN4,109.78	+82.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.55 NAD66.52	$7.04 MZN449.51	+98.4%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 36.9% more for clothing

	Windhoek	Maputo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD702.49	$34.04 MZN2,172.62	-9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD505.31	$60.64 MZN3,870.76	+124.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,312.73	$75.64 MZN4,828.04	+8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.01 NAD1,330.47	$88.03 MZN5,618.84	+24.0%
Average			+36.9%

Windhoek 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: January 2025

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