Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 3.5 times more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
$26.06
CHF23.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
$16.57
CHF15.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
$3.23
CHF2.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
$14.05
CHF12.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
$6.73
CHF6.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
$6.47
CHF5.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
$11.61
CHF10.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
$1.92
CHF1.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Mozambique
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
$7.86
CHF7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
$101.99
CHF92.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,101.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
$39.48
CHF35.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Mozambique
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
$58.09
CHF52.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,381.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,146.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
$182.90
CHF165.51
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Mozambique
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,039.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,690.38
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Switzerland
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$6.80
CHF6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
$9.54
CHF8.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
$88.43
CHF80.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
$20.14
CHF18.23
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Mozambique
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
$111.16
CHF100.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
$56.12
CHF50.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
$131.83
CHF119.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
$170.76
CHF154.53
|
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