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Mozambique vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 25.6% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.1% more in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 20.0% more in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 9.7% more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 15.1% less in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% more in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 6.2% more in Mozambique

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Mozambique are more expensive than in Colombia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Mozambique.

Mozambique vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mozambique instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 10.1% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,288.52	$6.85 MZN437.52	+57.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,896.54	$7.82 MZN500.00	+1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,292.66	$0.81 MZN51.69	-8.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,318.65	$0.56 MZN35.86	-9.6%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 20.0% more for groceries

	Colombia	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,068.74	$0.77 MZN49.25	-43.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,296.82	$6.30 MZN402.72	+153.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,249.26	$6.29 MZN401.71	+44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,319.47	$2.58 MZN164.80	+15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,207.70	$1.96 MZN125.41	-20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,507.99	$1.02 MZN65.13	-15.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,935.88	$0.71 MZN45.36	+36.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,298.97	$0.79 MZN50.34	+28.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,985.88	$0.57 MZN36.52	+7.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,947.85	$0.54 MZN34.81	+4.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,886.12	$0.55 MZN35.03	+8.5%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 9.7% more for transportation

	Colombia	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,594.01	$5.43 MZN347.08	+39.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP125,802.06	$13.16 MZN841.30	-60.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	+51.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP61,139.55	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	+9.7%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Colombia	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP87,183.25	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	+358.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	+47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP939,805.47	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	+6.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP274,900.38	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	+8.9%
Average			+105.4%

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pay 15.1% less for childcare

	Colombia	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP874,092.15	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	-30.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	+0.5%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,491.76	$1.33 MZN85.01	+10.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,956.32	$2.08 MZN132.78	+30.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,556.21	$2.82 MZN180.00	+10.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP93,650.79	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	+72.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,392.12	$7.82 MZN500.00	+89.8%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 6.2% more for clothing

	Colombia	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP228,961.50	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	-15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP150,673.34	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	+52.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP354,859.55	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	-9.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP303,568.15	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	-2.9%
Average			+6.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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