Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 3.7 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.89
|
$14.88
MZN952.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳500.36
|
$4.31
MZN275.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.41
|
$1.12
MZN71.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.12
|
$0.91
MZN58.52
|
|
pay 90.5% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.68
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳393.32
|
$8.77
MZN561.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.86
|
$5.80
MZN371.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.75
|
$1.88
MZN120.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.97
|
$2.38
MZN152.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.66
|
$0.87
MZN55.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.95
|
$0.36
MZN23.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.91
|
$0.58
MZN37.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.74
|
$0.46
MZN29.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.18
|
$0.38
MZN24.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.17
|
$0.50
MZN31.85
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳396.04
|
$4.48
MZN286.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,742.48
|
$13.18
MZN843.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,988,841.22
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,106,577.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳395.55
|
$34.85
MZN2,231.97
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,297.96
|
$123.73
MZN7,924.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,178.68
|
$989.04
MZN63,347.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,764.87
|
$242.40
MZN15,525.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,805.08
|
$59.57
MZN3,815.53
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,436.49
|
$282.02
MZN18,063.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,817.49
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,731.61
|
|
pay 75.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳399.57
|
$1.17
MZN75.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.43
|
$1.85
MZN118.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.75
|
$2.35
MZN150.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,316.62
|
$59.25
MZN3,795.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳463.56
|
$6.26
MZN401.25
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,197.84
|
$24.54
MZN1,571.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,289.86
|
$70.22
MZN4,497.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,286.01
|
$74.39
MZN4,764.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,063.16
|
$96.58
MZN6,185.98
|
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