Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.2 times more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 50.5% more for restaurants
Mozambique
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN952.98
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.86
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.47
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.52
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 36.7% more for groceries
Mozambique
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN561.75
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN371.29
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.68
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.43
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.45
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.00
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.16
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.20
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.46
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.85
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Mozambique
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.86
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN843.94
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,106,577.95
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,231.97
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 97.4% more for housing
Mozambique
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,924.75
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,347.81
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,525.62
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,815.53
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Mozambique
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,063.49
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,731.61
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.23
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.37
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.47
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,795.18
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN401.25
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 36.3% more for clothing
Mozambique
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,571.57
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,497.38
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,764.88
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,185.98
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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