Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 56.8% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 71.8% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Mozambique
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Namibia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
|
pay 66.5% more for housing
Namibia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
|
pay 39.5% more for childcare
Namibia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 42.6% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
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