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Mozambique vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 67.6% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% more in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 1.2% less in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 70.0% more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 41.0% less in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% less in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 4.7 times more in Mozambique

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

Mozambique vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mozambique instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 12.0% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$6.85 MZN437.52	+128.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$7.82 MZN500.00	-21.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.81 MZN51.69	-21.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.56 MZN35.86	-36.7%
Average			+12.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Mozambique - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.2% less for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$0.77 MZN49.25	+15.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$6.30 MZN402.72	+77.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$6.29 MZN401.71	-31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$2.58 MZN164.80	+28.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$1.96 MZN125.41	-42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.02 MZN65.13	-43.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.71 MZN45.36	-21.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.79 MZN50.34	+145.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.57 MZN36.52	-74.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.54 MZN34.81	-40.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.55 MZN35.03	-25.8%
Average			-1.2%

Sierra Leone vs. Mozambique - Cost of groceries

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pay 70.0% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$5.43 MZN347.08	+8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.16 MZN841.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	+134.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	+67.1%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 41.0% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	+7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	-65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	-78.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	-27.4%
Average			-41.0%

Sierra Leone vs. Mozambique - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$162.34 MZN10,375.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00

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pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$1.33 MZN85.01	-11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$2.08 MZN132.78	+19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$2.82 MZN180.00	-6.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	-13.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.82 MZN500.00
Average			-2.9%

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pay 4.7 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	+416.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	+670.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	+330.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	+57.8%
Average			+368.6%

Sierra Leone vs. Mozambique - Cost of clothing

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