Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 66.2% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 69.6% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Mozambique
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
$14.88
MZN952.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
$4.31
MZN275.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
$1.12
MZN71.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
$0.91
MZN58.52
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
$8.77
MZN561.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
$5.80
MZN371.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
$1.88
MZN120.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
$2.38
MZN152.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
$0.87
MZN55.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
$0.36
MZN23.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
$0.58
MZN37.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
$0.46
MZN29.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
$0.38
MZN24.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
$0.50
MZN31.85
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
$4.48
MZN286.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
$13.18
MZN843.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,106,577.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
$34.85
MZN2,231.97
|
|
pay 3.2% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
$123.73
MZN7,924.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
$989.04
MZN63,347.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
$242.40
MZN15,525.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
$59.57
MZN3,815.53
|
|
pay 93.9% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
$282.02
MZN18,063.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,731.61
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Mozambique
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
$1.17
MZN75.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
$1.85
MZN118.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$2.35
MZN150.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
$59.25
MZN3,795.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
$6.26
MZN401.25
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
$24.54
MZN1,571.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
$70.22
MZN4,497.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
$74.39
MZN4,764.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
$96.58
MZN6,185.98
|
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