Cost of living comparison
Guinea is 15.2% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Guinea instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 35.9% more for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN952.98
|
$5.00
FG43,000
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.86
|
$11.00
FG94,600
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.47
|
$1.37
FG11,820
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.52
|
$1.20
FG10,320
|
|
pay 52.3% more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$0.75
FG6,450
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN561.75
|
$7.00
FG60,200
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN371.29
|
$7.95
FG68,365
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.68
|
$2.60
FG22,360
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.43
|
$2.95
FG25,356
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.45
|
$1.27
FG10,931
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.00
|
$0.91
FG7,802
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.16
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.20
|
$1.04
FG8,956
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.46
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.85
|
$0.79
FG6,827
|
|
pay 32.7% less for transportation
Mozambique
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.86
|
$3.79
FG32,555
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN843.94
|
$15.00
FG129,000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,106,577.95
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,231.97
|
$1.30
FG11,180
|
|
pay 17.5% less for housing
Mozambique
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,924.75
|
$100.00
FG860,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,347.81
|
$540.38
FG4,647,291
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,525.62
|
$300.00
FG2,580,000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,815.53
|
$42.06
FG361,706
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Mozambique
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,063.49
|
$755.00
FG6,493,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,731.61
|
$7,000.00
FG60,200,000
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.23
|
$2.37
FG20,411
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.37
|
$2.00
FG17,200
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.47
|
$1.50
FG12,900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,795.18
|
$25.34
FG217,952
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN401.25
|
$3.49
FG29,992
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
Mozambique
|
Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,571.57
|
$20.00
FG172,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,497.38
|
$30.00
FG258,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,764.88
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,185.98
|
$50.00
FG430,000
|
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