Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 35.8% cheaper than Mozambique.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN949.70
|
$2.71
$10,332
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN274.91
|
$5.26
$20,057
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.23
|
$0.60
$2,295
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.32
|
$0.46
$1,750
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
Mozambique
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.80
|
$0.87
$3,329
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN559.82
|
$1.61
$6,141
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.01
|
$3.28
$12,496
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.26
|
$1.65
$6,296
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN151.91
|
$1.55
$5,932
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.26
|
$0.83
$3,171
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.92
|
$0.29
$1,120
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.03
|
$0.37
$1,402
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.10
|
$0.40
$1,512
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.37
|
$0.30
$1,159
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.74
|
$0.33
$1,275
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
Mozambique
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN285.88
|
$2.04
$7,765
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.04
|
$23.61
$90,083
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,099,342.21
|
$14,617.95
$55,765,306
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,224.30
|
$11.28
$43,031
|
|
pay 52.7% less for housing
Mozambique
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,897.53
|
$21.37
$81,539
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,130.22
|
$208.57
$795,660
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,472.29
|
$176.18
$672,111
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,802.42
|
$46.64
$177,924
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
Mozambique
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,001.45
|
$104.33
$398,021
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN282,757.04
|
$3,004.13
$11,460,298
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN74.98
|
$0.90
$3,417
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN117.96
|
$1.21
$4,599
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN149.95
|
$1.90
$7,237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,782.15
|
$18.34
$69,968
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN399.87
|
$2.91
$11,113
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Mozambique
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,566.18
|
$40.50
$154,493
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,481.93
|
$27.32
$104,238
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,748.51
|
$60.30
$230,022
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,164.74
|
$45.16
$172,272
|
|
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