Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 51.0% cheaper than Mozambique.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 65.5% less for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
$3.82
EGP186.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.09
|
$4.07
EGP199.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.89
|
$0.33
EGP16.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.57
|
$0.17
EGP8.38
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
Mozambique
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.76
|
$0.75
EGP36.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.08
|
$1.78
EGP87.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.87
|
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.24
|
$1.47
EGP72.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
$1.91
EGP93.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.33
|
$0.57
EGP27.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
$0.21
EGP10.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
$0.14
EGP6.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.15
EGP7.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.63
|
$0.17
EGP8.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.29
EGP14.18
|
|
pay 59.1% less for transportation
Mozambique
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN326.04
|
$0.97
EGP47.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
$6.76
EGP330.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.74
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,348,120.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.34
|
$3.26
EGP159.30
|
|
pay 70.3% less for housing
Mozambique
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
$7.84
EGP383.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,723.01
|
$212.64
EGP10,404.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,573.55
|
$144.87
EGP7,088.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.98
|
$12.98
EGP635.00
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
Mozambique
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
$70.10
EGP3,429.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.03
|
$2,485.76
EGP121,628.00
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.01
|
$1.76
EGP85.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.24
|
$1.32
EGP64.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
$1.76
EGP85.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.62
|
$18.83
EGP921.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
$2.80
EGP136.79
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Mozambique
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.26
|
$18.16
EGP888.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,363.18
|
$33.59
EGP1,643.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.67
|
$92.42
EGP4,522.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.92
|
$30.97
EGP1,515.40
|
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