Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.5 times more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 69.1% more for restaurants
Mozambique
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$18.07
£14.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$2.14
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 62.1% more for groceries
Mozambique
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$4.24
£3.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$5.75
£4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$3.66
£2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Mozambique
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$7.22
£5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$94.64
£74.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$16.98
£13.43
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Mozambique
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$974.65
£770.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Mozambique
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$5.42
£4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
$3.93
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$43.82
£34.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$12.87
£10.18
|
|
pay 47.4% more for clothing
Mozambique
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$94.66
£74.84
|
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