Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 16.4% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.4% less in Mozambique
- Groceries
-
pay 40.7% less in Mozambique
- Transportation
-
pay 1.3% less in Mozambique
- Housing
-
pay 58.9% more in Mozambique
- Childcare
-
pay 50.1% less in Mozambique
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 29.2% less in Mozambique
- Clothing
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pay 12.3% less in Mozambique
Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Mozambique.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of France, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€13.28
|
$10.95
MZN700.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€9.22
|
$10.00
MZN639.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.32
|
$0.95
MZN60.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.58
|
$0.77
MZN49.15
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
|
France
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.46
|
$1.19
MZN75.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.18
|
$8.45
MZN540.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€3.83
|
$5.78
MZN369.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.22
|
$2.09
MZN133.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€4.94
|
$2.44
MZN156.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.08
|
$0.81
MZN51.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.81
|
$0.36
MZN23.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.09
|
$0.60
MZN38.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.25
|
$0.42
MZN26.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.77
|
$0.33
MZN21.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.82
|
$0.44
MZN28.21
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
|
France
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.16
|
$5.12
MZN327.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€42.78
|
$13.17
MZN842.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€26,541.71
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,101,972.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€14.99
|
$34.12
MZN2,182.05
|
|
pay 58.9% more for housing
|
France
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€25.53
|
$132.97
MZN8,504.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€636.89
|
$782.47
MZN50,046.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€513.12
|
$273.87
MZN17,516.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€118.94
|
$61.37
MZN3,925.25
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
|
France
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€586.03
|
$270.04
MZN17,271.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€7,779.79
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,564.01
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.27
|
$1.25
MZN80.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.56
|
$2.24
MZN143.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.05
|
$2.58
MZN165.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€30.49
|
$64.39
MZN4,118.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€10.27
|
$7.04
MZN450.42
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
France
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€76.09
|
$34.04
MZN2,177.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€32.05
|
$60.64
MZN3,878.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€77.70
|
$75.64
MZN4,837.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€107.73
|
$88.03
MZN5,630.28
|
|
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