Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 6.3% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Mozambique
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.94
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 33.5% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.34
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.42
|
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.89
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 41.4% more for housing
Portugal
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€659.61
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€514.86
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 32.2% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€329.91
|
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.57
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.99
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.62
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
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