Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 61.3% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 86.3% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Mozambique
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
BWP80.02
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
BWP63.02
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BWP9.06
|
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
BWP4.93
|
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
BWP8.65
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.96
|
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
BWP59.46
|
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
BWP25.26
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
BWP32.95
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.61
|
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
BWP7.61
|
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
BWP8.52
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
BWP7.68
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
BWP8.93
|
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BWP6.37
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
BWP47.82
|
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP326.10
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP250,075.22
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP260.08
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Botswana
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.87
BWP527.66
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.93
BWP2,917.54
|
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.08
BWP1,969.34
|
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP546.37
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
|
pay 62.6% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.65
BWP1,949.96
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,050.13
BWP54,979.04
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BWP22.51
|
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
BWP25.45
|
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP50.02
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
BWP382.06
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.71
BWP77.52
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 45.9% more for clothing
Botswana
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.61
BWP537.66
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.92
BWP324.74
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.19
BWP884.99
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.79
BWP961.00
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
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