Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 51.3% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 84.0% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
|
pay 25.9% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
|
pay 76.3% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
|
pay 43.6% more for childcare
Bolivia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
|
pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
|
pay 21.7% more for clothing
Bolivia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
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