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Ghana vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Ghana is 16.3% cheaper than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.0% less in Ghana
Groceries: pay 37.5% more in Ghana
Transportation: pay 1.4% less in Ghana
Housing: pay 47.6% less in Ghana
Childcare: pay 22.5% less in Ghana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% less in Ghana
Clothing: pay 60.5% less in Ghana

Expenses including clothing, housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Ghana.

Ghana vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.0% less for restaurants

	Mozambique	Ghana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 MZN437.52	$5.31 GHS59.97	-22.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$7.95 GHS89.77	+1.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MZN51.69	$0.84 GHS9.52	+4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 MZN35.86	$0.30 GHS3.36	-47.1%
Average			-16.0%

Mozambique vs. Ghana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.5% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Ghana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MZN49.25	$1.65 GHS18.59	+113.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 MZN402.72	$3.77 GHS42.58	-40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 MZN401.71	$10.50 GHS118.63	+67.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 MZN164.80	$2.31 GHS26.09	-10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 MZN125.41	$1.96 GHS22.11	-0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 MZN65.13	$1.12 GHS12.63	+9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$0.68 GHS7.63	-4.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MZN50.34	$0.68 GHS7.65	-14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MZN36.52	$1.20 GHS13.57	+110.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MZN34.81	$1.13 GHS12.81	+108.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MZN35.03	$0.95 GHS10.74	+73.4%
Average			+37.5%

Mozambique vs. Ghana - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.4% less for transportation

	Mozambique	Ghana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 MZN347.08	$4.21 GHS47.57	-22.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$31.37 GHS354.37	+138.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	-71.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	$9.04 GHS102.17	-49.7%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 47.6% less for housing

	Mozambique	Ghana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	$49.58 GHS560.14	-53.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$320.05 GHS3,615.88	-30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$117.55 GHS1,328.09	-56.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	$40.36 GHS455.98	-49.7%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 22.5% less for childcare

	Mozambique	Ghana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$108.94 GHS1,230.77	-32.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$5,083.57 GHS57,434.22	-12.2%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Ghana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 MZN85.01	$1.48 GHS16.74	+11.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$2.66 GHS30.10	+28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$1.40 GHS15.82	-50.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$30.05 GHS339.47	-30.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$9.66 GHS109.10	+23.4%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 60.5% less for clothing

	Mozambique	Ghana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$16.64 GHS188.04	-67.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$19.33 GHS218.34	-68.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	$33.23 GHS375.44	-61.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$44.14 GHS498.65	-44.1%
Average			-60.5%

Mozambique vs. Ghana - Cost of clothing

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