Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 42.3% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 36.3% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Mozambique
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Mozambique
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 76.9% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
|
pay 79.0% more for housing
South Africa
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
|
pay 52.9% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Mozambique
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Mozambique
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
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