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Mozambique vs. Niger Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 7.3% more expensive than Niger overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.1% less in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 7.3% less in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 54.5% less in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 39.9% less in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% less in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 3.4% more in Mozambique

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

Mozambique vs. Niger Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.1% less for restaurants

	Niger	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.34 F CFA2,985	$6.85 MZN437.52	+28.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 F CFA5,971	$7.82 MZN500.00	-26.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 F CFA833	$0.81 MZN51.69	-45.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 F CFA373	$0.56 MZN35.86	-16.0%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 7.3% less for groceries

	Niger	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 F CFA332	$0.77 MZN49.25	+29.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.30 MZN402.72
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.28 F CFA5,745	$6.29 MZN401.71	-38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 F CFA1,260	$2.58 MZN164.80	+14.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.78 F CFA1,555	$1.96 MZN125.41	-29.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 F CFA903	$1.02 MZN65.13	-36.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA376	$0.71 MZN45.36	+5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 F CFA752	$0.79 MZN50.34	-41.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 F CFA436	$0.57 MZN36.52	-26.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 F CFA376	$0.54 MZN34.81	-19.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 F CFA181	$0.55 MZN35.03	+69.7%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Niger	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 F CFA2,128	$5.43 MZN347.08	+42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.16 MZN841.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,367.07 F CFA11,941,620	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	+31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.38 F CFA1,891	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	+431.0%
Average			+168.5%

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pay 54.5% less for housing

	Niger	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$107.11 MZN6,845.28
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.32 F CFA547,324	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	-52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$534.18 F CFA298,541	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	-50.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.24 F CFA114,148	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	-60.7%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 39.9% less for childcare

	Niger	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,068.35 F CFA597,081	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	-84.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,519.83 F CFA3,084,919	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	+4.9%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Niger	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 F CFA746	$1.33 MZN85.01	-0.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.26 F CFA1,824	$2.08 MZN132.78	-36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.67 F CFA1,493	$2.82 MZN180.00	+5.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$66.77 F CFA37,318	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	-35.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.34 F CFA2,985	$7.82 MZN500.00	+46.5%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 3.4% more for clothing

	Niger	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.22 F CFA39,805	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	-27.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$89.03 F CFA49,757	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	-30.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.42 F CFA29,854	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	+61.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$71.22 F CFA39,805	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	+10.8%
Average			+3.4%

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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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