Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 12.9% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Mozambique
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR165.12
|
$14.88
MZN949.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR89.47
|
$4.31
MZN274.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.03
|
$1.12
MZN71.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.35
|
$0.91
MZN58.32
|
|
pay 25.0% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR22.91
|
$1.17
MZN74.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR144.92
|
$8.77
MZN559.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR81.42
|
$5.80
MZN370.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.10
|
$1.88
MZN120.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.08
|
$2.38
MZN151.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.23
|
$0.87
MZN55.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.15
|
$0.36
MZN22.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.35
|
$0.58
MZN37.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.43
|
$0.46
MZN29.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.86
|
$0.38
MZN24.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.50
|
$0.50
MZN31.74
|
|
pay 1.8% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR66.86
|
$4.48
MZN285.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR272.89
|
$13.18
MZN841.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR329,367.92
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,099,342.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR393.12
|
$34.85
MZN2,224.30
|
|
pay 21.1% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,654.61
|
$123.73
MZN7,897.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR10,929.12
|
$989.04
MZN63,130.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR10,962.44
|
$242.40
MZN15,472.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,246.06
|
$59.57
MZN3,802.42
|
|
pay 42.2% more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,514.28
|
$282.02
MZN18,001.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,308.62
|
$4,429.85
MZN282,757.04
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.09
|
$1.17
MZN74.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR56.83
|
$1.85
MZN117.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR148.01
|
$2.35
MZN149.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR949.75
|
$59.25
MZN3,782.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR108.14
|
$6.26
MZN399.87
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR596.22
|
$24.54
MZN1,566.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR848.20
|
$70.22
MZN4,481.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,128.78
|
$74.39
MZN4,748.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,052.72
|
$96.58
MZN6,164.74
|
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