Cost of living comparison

Mozambique

compared to

Colombia

Colombia vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 31.4% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% less in Colombia
Groceries: pay 27.5% more in Colombia
Transportation: pay 20.9% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 30.0% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% more in Colombia
Clothing: pay 83.6% more in Colombia

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

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Colombia vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6% less for restaurants

	Mozambique	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 MZN724.89	$7.09 COP22,489.29	-37.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.13 MZN455.34	$9.93 COP31,528.63	+39.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 MZN64.53	$1.50 COP4,759.09	+48.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 MZN60.18	$1.15 COP3,637.93	+21.7%
Average			-3.6%

Mozambique vs. Colombia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.5% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 MZN42.34	$2.08 COP6,604.13	+214.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.43 MZN666.56	$3.94 COP12,511.51	-62.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 MZN387.94	$5.55 COP17,600.16	-8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 MZN138.48	$3.08 COP9,765.50	+42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 MZN139.74	$4.90 COP15,548.14	+124.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 MZN63.21	$1.60 COP5,080.61	+61.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.35	$0.63 COP1,990.45	-11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 MZN58.11	$0.72 COP2,297.32	-20.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 MZN33.45	$0.88 COP2,778.06	+67.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 MZN32.88	$0.68 COP2,174.11	+33.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 MZN24.94	$0.64 COP2,046.26	+65.2%
Average			+27.5%

Mozambique vs. Colombia - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.9% more for transportation

	Mozambique	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.25 MZN335.48	$4.89 COP15,507.12	-6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.47 MZN1,499.77	$57.51 COP183K	+145.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,685.19 MZN2M	$24,696.92 COP78M	-22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.95 MZN699.89	$21.04 COP66,775.93	+92.1%
Average			+20.9%

Mozambique vs. Colombia - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.0% more for housing

	Mozambique	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.62 MZN5,599.12	$27.89 COP88,530.84	-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.78 MZN34,747.44	$745.73 COP2M	+37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.02 MZN24,155.78	$482.25 COP2M	+27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.69 MZN3,431.08	$101.48 COP322K	+89.0%
Average			+30.0%

Mozambique vs. Colombia - Cost of housing

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Mozambique	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.14 MZN6,973.91	$597.35 COP2M	+447.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,140.04 MZN328K	$8,009.31 COP25M	+55.8%
Average			+192.0%

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pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 MZN92.49	$2.59 COP8,214.62	+78.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 MZN170.91	$2.72 COP8,641.67	+1.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 MZN119.98	$4.03 COP12,788.35	+114.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.91 MZN2,678.15	$41.34 COP131K	-1.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN499.92	$6.65 COP21,122.50	-14.9%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 83.6% more for clothing

	Mozambique	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.42 MZN2,199.66	$82.92 COP263K	+140.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.59 MZN3,041.19	$53.80 COP171K	+13.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.68 MZN3,749.41	$134.00 COP425K	+128.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.98 MZN4,024.37	$115.03 COP365K	+82.6%
Average			+83.6%

Mozambique vs. Colombia - Cost of clothing

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