Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 2.1 times more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Benin, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Benin
|
Mozambique
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA318
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
Benin
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA815
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA388
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA404
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
Benin
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Benin
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 8.2% more for childcare
Benin
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
|
pay 34.7% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
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