Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 60.1% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 59.4% more for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 16.3% more for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 65.5% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 75.0% more for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
|
pay 6.6% more for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 52.2% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
|
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