Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 78.9% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱189.23
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱172.82
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱40.30
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.34
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱69.16
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱183.57
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱381.17
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱102.65
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱107.84
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱65.71
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.19
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱59.87
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱36.72
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱45.49
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱57.72
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Philippines
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱277.30
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱682.09
|
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,419,488.32
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,288.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱217.57
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Philippines
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,166.73
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,259.47
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,721.51
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,224.19
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 19.5% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,628.01
|
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱338,612.91
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.62
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱73.32
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱132.84
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱138.12
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,133.05
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱286.18
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 60.3% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,130.80
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,293.93
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,803.49
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,403.08
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.32
|
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