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Mozambique vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 54.4% more expensive than Kenya overall.

Restaurants
pay 84.7% more in Mozambique
Groceries
pay 37.0% more in Mozambique
Transportation
pay 3.6% more in Mozambique
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Mozambique
Childcare
pay 43.0% less in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports
pay 6.6% less in Mozambique
Clothing
pay 95.1% more in Mozambique

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Mozambique are more expensive than in Kenya. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Mozambique. Notably, housing, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Mozambique.

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Mozambique vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

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

pay 84.7% more for restaurants

 
Kenya
Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.96
KES513.81
$11.34
MZN724.89
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.49
KES842.08
$7.13
MZN455.34
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.58
KES74.64
$1.01
MZN64.53
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pay 37.0% more for groceries

 
Kenya
Mozambique
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.57
KES73.38
$0.66
MZN42.34
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.04
KES654.07
$10.43
MZN666.56
Milk (1 gallon) $2.81
KES364.50
$6.07
MZN387.94
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pay 3.6% more for transportation

 
Kenya
Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.72
KES742.41
$5.25
MZN335.48
Monthly public transit pass $30.03
KES3,896.40
$23.47
MZN1,499.77
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,967.15
KES3M
$31,685.19
MZN2M
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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Kenya
Mozambique
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $33.50
KES4,347.14
$87.62
MZN5,599.12
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $208.27
KES27,025.43
$543.78
MZN34,747.44
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $163.35
KES21,195.68
$378.02
MZN24,155.78
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pay 43.0% less for childcare

 
Kenya
Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $167.67
KES21,757.09
$109.14
MZN6,973.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,284.02
KES1M
$5,140.04
MZN328K
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pay 6.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kenya
Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.14
KES278.31
$1.45
MZN92.49
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.44
KES316.97
$2.67
MZN170.91
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.21
KES417.11
$1.88
MZN119.98
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pay 95.1% more for clothing

 
Kenya
Mozambique
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $16.22
KES2,105.20
$34.42
MZN2,199.66
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $20.38
KES2,645.16
$47.59
MZN3,041.19
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $35.38
KES4,590.56
$58.68
MZN3,749.41
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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