Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 8.4% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Zambia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
$3.67
ZMW98.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
$3.41
ZMW91.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
$0.88
ZMW23.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
$0.47
ZMW12.55
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
$0.95
ZMW25.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
$4.56
ZMW122.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
$5.08
ZMW136.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
$1.73
ZMW46.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
$1.90
ZMW50.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
$1.13
ZMW30.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$0.68
ZMW18.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
$1.14
ZMW30.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
$0.53
ZMW14.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
$0.56
ZMW14.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
$0.72
ZMW19.38
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
Mozambique
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
$5.26
ZMW141.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
$30.62
ZMW823.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
$12,371.75
ZMW332,791.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
$8.73
ZMW234.93
|
|
pay 7.1% less for housing
Mozambique
|
Zambia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
$103.74
ZMW2,790.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
$274.41
ZMW7,381.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
$193.01
ZMW5,191.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
$107.59
ZMW2,894.04
|
|
pay 89.1% more for childcare
Mozambique
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
$171.24
ZMW4,606.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
$14,061.39
ZMW378,242.01
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Zambia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$1.22
ZMW32.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
$1.81
ZMW48.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
$2.66
ZMW71.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
$28.16
ZMW757.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
$3.06
ZMW82.37
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Mozambique
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
$44.18
ZMW1,188.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
$31.12
ZMW837.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
$90.18
ZMW2,425.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
$105.64
ZMW2,841.67
|
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