Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 9.3% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Mozambique
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
CRC4,725.83
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
CRC4,096.63
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
CRC866.86
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC755.26
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
CRC939.19
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
CRC2,083.58
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CRC3,238.39
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
CRC1,320.75
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CRC1,966.37
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
CRC927.27
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CRC331.90
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CRC630.60
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CRC484.41
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
CRC463.81
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC542.51
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 24.4% more for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
CRC2,802.46
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
CRC22,128.29
|
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
CRC12,964,398.64
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
CRC6,718.68
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 23.2% more for housing
Costa Rica
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
CRC26,674.92
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
CRC408,412.32
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
CRC262,081.11
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
CRC32,538.73
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
CRC184,060.07
|
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
CRC4,195,251.65
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
CRC1,446.23
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
CRC1,468.31
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
CRC2,249.97
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
CRC28,082.48
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
CRC3,602.87
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
CRC33,430.69
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
CRC22,583.29
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
CRC50,739.84
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
CRC38,897.58
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
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