Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 5.2% cheaper than Mozambique.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Brazil
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
$4.96
R$25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
$1.02
R$5.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
$0.63
R$3.21
|
|
pay 2.5% less for groceries
Mozambique
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
$4.04
R$20.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
$3.80
R$19.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
$1.81
R$9.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
$0.74
R$3.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
$0.44
R$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
$0.70
R$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
$0.47
R$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
$0.45
R$2.31
|
|
pay 29.3% more for transportation
Mozambique
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
$4.69
R$24.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
$43.51
R$222.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
$7.69
R$39.38
|
|
pay 45.5% less for housing
Mozambique
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
$182.14
R$932.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
|
pay 10.2% more for childcare
Mozambique
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
$1.62
R$8.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
$1.57
R$8.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
$23.14
R$118.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
$5.80
R$29.67
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
Mozambique
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
$54.94
R$281.21
|
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