Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 12.9% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Mozambique
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.54
|
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.45
|
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.12
|
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.42
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
|
pay 1.8% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.24
|
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
|
pay 21.1% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,023.23
|
$989.04
MZN63,199.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,056.84
|
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,256.79
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
|
pay 42.2% more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,690.15
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.09
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.32
|
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.28
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR957.93
|
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.08
|
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.35
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR855.50
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.50
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
$96.58
MZN6,171.49
|
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