Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 93.9% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
|
pay 38.3% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
|
pay 43.2% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
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