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Equatorial Guinea vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Equatorial Guinea is 0.1% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% more in Equatorial Guinea
Groceries: pay 37.0% more in Equatorial Guinea
Transportation: pay 20.6% more in Equatorial Guinea
Housing: pay 59.7% less in Equatorial Guinea
Childcare: pay 93.8% less in Equatorial Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% more in Equatorial Guinea
Clothing: pay 27.1% more in Equatorial Guinea

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Equatorial Guinea are more expensive than in Mozambique. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Equatorial Guinea.

Equatorial Guinea vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Mozambique, you would:

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pay 27.5% more for restaurants

	Mozambique	Equatorial Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 MZN437.52	??
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$8.90 FCFA4,976	+13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MZN51.69	$0.89 FCFA498	+10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 MZN35.86	$0.89 FCFA498	+58.7%
Average			+27.5%

Mozambique vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.0% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Equatorial Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MZN49.25	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 MZN402.72	$3.36 FCFA1,878	-46.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 MZN401.71	$10.78 FCFA6,027	+71.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 MZN164.80	$4.27 FCFA2,388	+65.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 MZN125.41	$3.09 FCFA1,729	+57.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 MZN65.13	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.36	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MZN50.34	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MZN36.52	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MZN34.81	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MZN35.03	??
Average			+37.0%

Mozambique vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.6% more for transportation

	Mozambique	Equatorial Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 MZN347.08	??
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$26.33 FCFA14,715	+100.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$32,972.23 FCFA18,427,508	+17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	$8.01 FCFA4,478	-55.4%
Average			+20.6%

Mozambique vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.7% less for housing

	Mozambique	Equatorial Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	$17.81 FCFA9,951	-83.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$267.09 FCFA149,270	-42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$124.64 FCFA69,659	-53.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	??
Average			-59.7%

Mozambique vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 93.8% less for childcare

	Mozambique	Equatorial Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$356.12 FCFA199,027	-93.8%
Average			-93.8%

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pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Equatorial Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 MZN85.01	??
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$5.34 FCFA2,985	+157.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$4.51 FCFA2,520	+60.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$35.61 FCFA19,903	-17.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$5.38 FCFA3,004	-31.3%
Average			+42.1%

Mozambique vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 27.1% more for clothing

	Mozambique	Equatorial Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$26.71 FCFA14,927	-48.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$133.54 FCFA74,635	+116.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$89.03 FCFA49,757	+12.9%
Average			+27.1%

Mozambique vs. Equatorial Guinea - Cost of clothing

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