Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 18.7% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 2.3% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
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Mozambique
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.58
SBD47.30
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.69
SBD124.48
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
SBD12.45
|
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
SBD9.96
|
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
|
pay 52.8% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
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Mozambique
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
SBD11.95
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
SBD67.72
|
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.08
SBD85.44
|
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.83
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
SBD33.88
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.36
SBD28.46
|
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
SBD10.16
|
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.86
SBD32.75
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SBD6.78
|
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
SBD13.55
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
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pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Mozambique
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
SBD44.67
|
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
SBD89.62
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
|
pay 33.9% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Mozambique
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$567.86
SBD4,813.13
|
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$646.18
SBD5,477.01
|
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$539.06
SBD4,569.06
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.49
SBD995.82
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,349.75
SBD19,916.40
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
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pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Mozambique
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
SBD24.90
|
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.88
SBD32.86
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
SBD34.85
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 9.7% less for clothing
Solomon Islands
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Mozambique
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.08
SBD204.14
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.99
SBD796.66
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.12
SBD746.86
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
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