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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 29.1% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.3% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 37.3% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 70.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 25.0% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 19.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 30.5% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of transportation, groceries, clothing, housing, childcare, and restaurants in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Mozambique.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Mozambique, you would:

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pay 12.3% more for restaurants

	Mozambique	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 MZN437.52	$3.58 F CFA1,999	-47.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$11.18 F CFA6,248	+42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MZN51.69	$0.84 F CFA472	+4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 MZN35.86	$0.84 F CFA470	+49.8%
Average			+12.3%

Mozambique vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.3% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MZN49.25	$0.52 F CFA292	-32.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 MZN402.72	$11.63 F CFA6,498	+84.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 MZN401.71	$9.04 F CFA5,055	+43.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 MZN164.80	$2.26 F CFA1,263	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 MZN125.41	$3.96 F CFA2,214	+101.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 MZN65.13	$1.82 F CFA1,015	+78.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$0.52 F CFA288	-27.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MZN50.34	$1.02 F CFA569	+29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MZN36.52	$0.92 F CFA513	+60.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MZN34.81	$0.76 F CFA425	+39.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MZN35.03	$0.79 F CFA442	+44.3%
Average			+37.3%

Mozambique vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of groceries

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pay 70.5% more for transportation

	Mozambique	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 MZN347.08	$5.92 F CFA3,311	+9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$49.19 F CFA27,491	+273.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$30,855.61 F CFA17,244,573	+9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	$16.10 F CFA8,997	-10.4%
Average			+70.5%

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pay 25.0% more for housing

	Mozambique	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	$43.08 F CFA24,076	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$593.76 F CFA331,840	+28.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$371.16 F CFA207,435	+38.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	$154.37 F CFA86,275	+92.5%
Average			+25.0%

Mozambique vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of housing

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pay 19.5% more for childcare

	Mozambique	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$295.14 F CFA164,948	+81.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$3,311.61 F CFA1,850,793	-42.8%
Average			+19.5%

Mozambique vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of childcare

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pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 MZN85.01	$1.07 F CFA600	-19.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$2.01 F CFA1,125	-3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$1.79 F CFA1,000	-36.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$80.64 F CFA45,070	+87.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$8.94 F CFA4,998	+14.3%
Average			+8.5%

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pay 30.5% more for clothing

	Mozambique	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$83.47 F CFA46,652	+61.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$47.70 F CFA26,658	-22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	$89.44 F CFA49,984	+3.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$141.31 F CFA78,975	+79.1%
Average			+30.5%

Mozambique vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of clothing

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