Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 89.5% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
$18.43
€17.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 56.0% more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 71.8% more for transportation
Mozambique
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
$7.59
€7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
$48.84
€45.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
$23.82
€22.12
|
|
pay 63.1% more for housing
Mozambique
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
$812.75
€754.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
$677.61
€629.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Mozambique
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
$446.94
€415.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$4.38
€4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
$31.77
€29.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
$11.38
€10.57
|
|
pay 61.2% more for clothing
Mozambique
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
$119.38
€110.86
|
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