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Zambia vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Zambia is 5.5% cheaper than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.6% less in Zambia
Groceries: pay 0.5% more in Zambia
Transportation: pay 17.4% more in Zambia
Housing: pay 35.6% less in Zambia
Childcare: pay 55.3% more in Zambia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Zambia
Clothing: pay 36.2% less in Zambia

The cost of childcare, transportation, and groceries in Zambia are more expensive than in Mozambique. Expenses including clothing, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Zambia.

Zambia vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.6% less for restaurants

	Mozambique	Zambia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 MZN437.52	$7.35 ZMW169.30	+7.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$3.72 ZMW85.60	-52.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MZN51.69	$0.49 ZMW11.29	-39.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 MZN35.86	$0.26 ZMW5.97	-53.8%
Average			-34.6%

Mozambique vs. Zambia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.5% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Zambia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MZN49.25	$0.77 ZMW17.67	-0.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 MZN402.72	$3.76 ZMW86.62	-40.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 MZN401.71	$4.89 ZMW112.63	-22.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 MZN164.80	$1.53 ZMW35.31	-40.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 MZN125.41	$1.78 ZMW41.08	-9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 MZN65.13	$0.90 ZMW20.64	-12.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$0.73 ZMW16.77	+2.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MZN50.34	$1.22 ZMW28.16	+55.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MZN36.52	$0.50 ZMW11.50	-12.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MZN34.81	$0.89 ZMW20.40	+62.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MZN35.03	$0.67 ZMW15.41	+22.1%
Average			+0.5%

Mozambique vs. Zambia - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.4% more for transportation

	Mozambique	Zambia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 MZN347.08	$4.58 ZMW105.38	-15.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$38.52 ZMW886.94	+192.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$8,004.53 ZMW184,318.08	-71.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	$11.53 ZMW265.57	-35.8%
Average			+17.4%

Mozambique vs. Zambia - Cost of transportation

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pay 35.6% less for housing

	Mozambique	Zambia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	$118.37 ZMW2,725.66	+10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$176.52 ZMW4,064.71	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$115.74 ZMW2,665.01	-56.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	$52.70 ZMW1,213.60	-34.3%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 55.3% more for childcare

	Mozambique	Zambia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$176.79 ZMW4,070.88	+8.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$11,677.88 ZMW268,903.36	+101.7%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Zambia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 MZN85.01	$0.98 ZMW22.49	-26.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$2.05 ZMW47.14	-1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$3.67 ZMW84.61	+30.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$50.47 ZMW1,162.12	+17.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$4.18 ZMW96.36	-46.5%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 36.2% less for clothing

	Mozambique	Zambia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$18.93 ZMW435.83	-63.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$16.99 ZMW391.23	-72.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	$84.33 ZMW1,941.82	-2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$73.12 ZMW1,683.80	-7.3%
Average			-36.2%

Mozambique vs. Zambia - 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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