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Barbados vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Barbados is 91.1% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Barbados
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Barbados
Transportation: pay 73.9% more in Barbados
Housing: pay 54.6% more in Barbados
Childcare: pay 47.1% more in Barbados
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Barbados
Clothing: pay 4.0% less in Barbados

The cost of groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and childcare in Barbados are more expensive than in Mozambique. Notably, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Barbados.

Barbados vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Mozambique	Barbados
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 MZN437.52	$31.67 BBD63.33	+362.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$11.42 BBD22.83	+45.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MZN51.69	$1.87 BBD3.74	+131.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 MZN35.86	$1.47 BBD2.94	+162.4%
Average			+175.6%

Mozambique vs. Barbados - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Mozambique	Barbados
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MZN49.25	$2.88 BBD5.77	+274.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 MZN402.72	$3.66 BBD7.33	-41.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 MZN401.71	$13.79 BBD27.57	+119.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 MZN164.80	$5.88 BBD11.75	+127.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 MZN125.41	$6.08 BBD12.15	+209.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 MZN65.13	$2.01 BBD4.01	+96.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$1.44 BBD2.89	+103.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MZN50.34	$2.77 BBD5.55	+252.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MZN36.52	$2.63 BBD5.26	+360.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MZN34.81	$2.27 BBD4.53	+315.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MZN35.03	$1.90 BBD3.79	+246.1%
Average			+187.6%

Mozambique vs. Barbados - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.9% more for transportation

	Mozambique	Barbados
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 MZN347.08	$7.80 BBD15.61	+43.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$26.00 BBD52.00	+97.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	+55.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	$35.77 BBD71.55	+99.1%
Average			+73.9%

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pay 54.6% more for housing

	Mozambique	Barbados
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	$65.83 BBD131.67	-38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$726.53 BBD1,453.07	+57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$651.39 BBD1,302.78	+143.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	$125.22 BBD250.44	+56.2%
Average			+54.6%

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pay 47.1% more for childcare

	Mozambique	Barbados
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$302.50 BBD605.00	+86.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	+8.0%
Average			+47.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Barbados
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 MZN85.01	$2.67 BBD5.33	+100.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$4.82 BBD9.65	+132.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$7.87 BBD15.73	+179.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$74.38 BBD148.75	+72.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$10.25 BBD20.50	+31.0%
Average			+103.1%

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pay 4.0% less for clothing

	Mozambique	Barbados
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$57.92 BBD115.83	+12.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$35.83 BBD71.67	-41.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	$98.61 BBD197.22	+14.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$78.06 BBD156.11	-1.1%
Average			-4.0%

Mozambique vs. Barbados - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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