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Mozambique vs. Mali Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 36.1% more expensive than Mali overall.

Restaurants
pay 13.2% more in Mozambique
Groceries
pay 39.2% less in Mozambique
Transportation
pay 25.0% more in Mozambique
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.6% less in Mozambique

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

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Mozambique vs. Mali Cost Breakdown

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

pay 13.2% more for restaurants

 
Mali
Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.50
F CFA4,963
$11.34
MZN724.89
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.18
F CFA4,777
$7.13
MZN455.34
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
F CFA540
$1.01
MZN64.53
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pay 39.2% less for groceries

 
Mali
Mozambique
Bread
1 loaf
 $3.84
F CFA2,240
$0.66
MZN42.34
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.91
F CFA5,201
$10.43
MZN666.56
Milk (1 gallon) $7.22
F CFA4,214
$6.07
MZN387.94
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pay 25.0% more for transportation

 
Mali
Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.20
F CFA2,452
$5.25
MZN335.48
Monthly public transit pass ?? $23.47
MZN1,499.77
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $31,685.19
MZN2M
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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Mali
Mozambique
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $65.00
F CFA37,949
$87.62
MZN5,599.12
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $175.00
F CFA102K
$543.78
MZN34,747.44
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $80.00
F CFA46,706
$378.02
MZN24,155.78
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Mali
Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $109.14
MZN6,973.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,140.04
MZN328K
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pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mali
Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.39
F CFA1,393
$1.45
MZN92.49
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.67
F CFA974
$2.67
MZN170.91
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 ?? $1.88
MZN119.98
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Mali
Mozambique
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $34.42
MZN2,199.66
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $47.59
MZN3,041.19
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $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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