Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 72.2% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 59.8% more for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN949.70
|
$10.28
FCFA6,328
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN274.91
|
$10.30
FCFA6,338
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.23
|
$2.04
FCFA1,254
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.32
|
$1.36
FCFA835
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.80
|
$1.83
FCFA1,129
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN559.82
|
$5.38
FCFA3,308
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.01
|
$6.92
FCFA4,260
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.26
|
$3.50
FCFA2,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN151.91
|
$2.67
FCFA1,643
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.26
|
$1.59
FCFA978
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.92
|
$1.14
FCFA702
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.03
|
$1.34
FCFA827
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.10
|
$1.78
FCFA1,096
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.37
|
$0.91
FCFA559
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.74
|
$1.04
FCFA640
|
|
pay 14.3% more for transportation
Mozambique
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN285.88
|
$3.88
FCFA2,388
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.04
|
$30.00
FCFA18,464
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,099,342.21
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,568,886
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,224.30
|
$14.35
FCFA8,832
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Mozambique
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,897.53
|
$300.00
FCFA184,636
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,130.22
|
$1,000.79
FCFA615,936
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,472.29
|
$275.00
FCFA169,249
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,802.42
|
$250.06
FCFA153,897
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Mozambique
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,001.45
|
$775.00
FCFA476,975
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN282,757.04
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,554,342
|
|
pay 18.6% more for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN74.98
|
$1.08
FCFA667
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN117.96
|
$3.32
FCFA2,041
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN149.95
|
$2.67
FCFA1,642
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,782.15
|
$60.03
FCFA36,946
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN399.87
|
$6.67
FCFA4,106
|
|
pay 72.1% more for clothing
Mozambique
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,566.18
|
$57.50
FCFA35,388
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,481.93
|
$69.73
FCFA42,915
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,748.51
|
$117.50
FCFA72,316
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,164.74
|
$190.16
FCFA117,032
|
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