Cost of living comparison

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Senegal vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 49.4% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% more in Senegal
Groceries: pay 34.0% more in Senegal
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Senegal
Housing: pay 33.5% more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 45.6% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% more in Senegal
Clothing: pay 18.3% more in Senegal

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Senegal are more expensive than in Mozambique. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Senegal.

Senegal vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.5% more for restaurants

	Mozambique	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 MZN437.52	$4.92 F CFA2,771	-28.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$10.46 F CFA5,895	+33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MZN51.69	$0.89 F CFA504	+10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 MZN35.86	$1.09 F CFA612	+93.6%
Average			+27.5%

Mozambique vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.0% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MZN49.25	$0.64 F CFA360	-17.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 MZN402.72	$6.44 F CFA3,628	+2.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 MZN401.71	$9.55 F CFA5,378	+51.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 MZN164.80	$2.81 F CFA1,582	+8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 MZN125.41	$4.40 F CFA2,477	+124.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 MZN65.13	$1.27 F CFA716	+24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$0.85 F CFA480	+20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MZN50.34	$1.21 F CFA683	+53.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MZN36.52	$0.98 F CFA552	+71.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MZN34.81	$0.69 F CFA391	+27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MZN35.03	$0.59 F CFA330	+6.8%
Average			+34.0%

Mozambique vs. Senegal - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Mozambique	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 MZN347.08	$6.70 F CFA3,776	+23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$80.49 F CFA45,345	+511.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$37,116.17 F CFA20,909,149	+31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	$20.12 F CFA11,336	+12.0%
Average			+144.7%

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pay 33.5% more for housing

	Mozambique	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	$48.58 F CFA27,368	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$940.87 F CFA530,034	+103.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$364.90 F CFA205,565	+36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	$119.46 F CFA67,297	+49.0%
Average			+33.5%

Mozambique vs. Senegal - Cost of housing

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pay 45.6% more for childcare

	Mozambique	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$268.31 F CFA151,150	+65.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$7,289.08 F CFA4,106,255	+25.9%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 MZN85.01	$2.68 F CFA1,512	+101.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$4.47 F CFA2,520	+115.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$1.79 F CFA1,008	-36.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$50.08 F CFA28,215	+16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$8.94 F CFA5,038	+14.3%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 18.3% more for clothing

	Mozambique	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$52.32 F CFA29,474	+1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$47.70 F CFA26,871	-22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	$110.31 F CFA62,140	+28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$131.17 F CFA73,896	+66.3%
Average			+18.3%

Mozambique vs. Senegal - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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