Cost of living comparison

Ohio, USA

compared to

Tennessee, USA

Tennessee vs. Ohio Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 49.4% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% more in Tennessee
Groceries: pay 34.0% more in Tennessee
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Tennessee
Housing: pay 33.5% more in Tennessee
Childcare: pay 45.6% more in Tennessee
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% more in Tennessee
Clothing: pay 18.3% more in Tennessee

The cost of transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and restaurants in Senegal are more expensive than in Mozambique. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Senegal.

Tennessee vs. Ohio Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tennessee instead of Ohio, you would:

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pay 27.5% more for restaurants

	Ohio	Tennessee
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 MZN437.49	$4.92 F CFA2,766	-28.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN499.96	$10.46 F CFA5,885	+33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MZN51.68	$0.89 F CFA503	+10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 MZN35.86	$1.09 F CFA611	+93.6%
Average			+27.5%

Ohio vs. Tennessee - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.0% more for groceries

	Ohio	Tennessee
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MZN49.24	$0.64 F CFA359	-17.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 MZN402.69	$6.44 F CFA3,622	+2.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 MZN401.68	$9.55 F CFA5,369	+51.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 MZN164.78	$2.81 F CFA1,579	+8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 MZN125.40	$4.40 F CFA2,473	+124.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 MZN65.13	$1.27 F CFA715	+24.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$0.85 F CFA479	+20.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MZN50.34	$1.21 F CFA682	+53.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MZN36.51	$0.98 F CFA551	+71.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MZN34.81	$0.69 F CFA390	+27.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MZN35.03	$0.59 F CFA329	+6.8%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Ohio	Tennessee
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 MZN347.05	$6.70 F CFA3,770	+23.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.24	$80.49 F CFA45,270	+511.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN2M	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	+31.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.96 MZN1,148.01	$20.12 F CFA11,317	+12.0%
Average			+144.7%

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pay 33.5% more for housing

	Ohio	Tennessee
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$107.11 MZN6,844.75	$48.58 F CFA27,323	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,581.02	$940.87 F CFA529K	+103.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,082.00	$364.90 F CFA205K	+36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.17 MZN5,123.50	$119.46 F CFA67,185	+49.0%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 45.6% more for childcare

	Ohio	Tennessee
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,374.19	$268.31 F CFA151K	+65.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370K	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	+25.9%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ohio	Tennessee
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 MZN85.00	$2.68 F CFA1,509	+101.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.77	$4.47 F CFA2,515	+115.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN179.99	$1.79 F CFA1,006	-36.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.03	$50.08 F CFA28,168	+16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN499.96	$8.94 F CFA5,030	+14.3%
Average			+42.2%

Ohio vs. Tennessee - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.3% more for clothing

	Ohio	Tennessee
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,299.74	$52.32 F CFA29,425	+1.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.19	$47.70 F CFA26,827	-22.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 MZN5,500.04	$110.31 F CFA62,037	+28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.27	$131.17 F CFA73,773	+66.3%
Average			+18.3%

Ohio vs. Tennessee - 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: June 2026

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