Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 8.4% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 28.3% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
DOP371.01
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
DOP457.05
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
DOP65.19
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
DOP43.43
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
DOP99.02
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
DOP235.13
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
DOP271.04
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DOP102.93
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
DOP143.72
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP63.71
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
DOP23.07
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
DOP59.90
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.86
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
DOP30.15
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
DOP55.08
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 3.5% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
DOP284.84
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
DOP2,716.45
|
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
DOP1,630,412.52
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
DOP1,381.22
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 54.6% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
DOP2,863.51
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
DOP33,865.42
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
DOP20,288.04
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
DOP2,798.26
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 9.3% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
DOP16,538.53
|
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
DOP318,061.71
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
|
pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
DOP167.55
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
DOP123.46
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
DOP281.84
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
DOP1,891.35
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
DOP362.45
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
DOP2,701.26
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
DOP2,773.90
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
DOP4,716.04
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
DOP4,975.94
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Mozambique or Dominican Republic. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.