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Zimbabwe vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 3.4% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.9% less in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 11.5% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 56.6% more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 9.2% less in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 26.5% more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 50.6% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.9% less for restaurants

	Mozambique	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 MZN437.52	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	+5.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	-29.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MZN51.69	$0.60 ZWL192.35	-26.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 MZN35.86	$0.42 ZWL134.02	-25.8%
Average			-18.9%

Mozambique vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.5% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MZN49.25	$1.01 ZWL326.12	+31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 MZN402.72	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	-15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 MZN401.71	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	-5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 MZN164.80	$1.98 ZWL636.46	-23.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 MZN125.41	$2.37 ZWL762.99	+20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 MZN65.13	$1.08 ZWL349.08	+6.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$0.73 ZWL234.29	+2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MZN50.34	$1.07 ZWL344.68	+35.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MZN36.52	$0.61 ZWL196.88	+7.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MZN34.81	$0.66 ZWL211.93	+20.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MZN35.03	$0.80 ZWL258.09	+46.2%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 56.6% more for transportation

	Mozambique	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 MZN347.08	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	+9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	+222.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	-16.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	+11.3%
Average			+56.6%

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pay 9.2% less for housing

	Mozambique	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	+48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	-34.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	-24.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	-26.2%
Average			-9.2%

Mozambique vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of housing

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pay 26.5% more for childcare

	Mozambique	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	+42.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	+10.7%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 MZN85.01	$1.62 ZWL523.25	+22.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$2.52 ZWL810.92	+21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$1.35 ZWL434.70	-52.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	+4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	+43.8%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 50.6% less for clothing

	Mozambique	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	-59.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	-73.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	-43.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	-26.3%
Average			-50.6%

Mozambique vs. Zimbabwe - 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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