Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 2.0 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Mozambique
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.15
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 54.8% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.94
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL89.68
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.42
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.51
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 21.0% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL86.09
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL539.68
|
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL308,391.36
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL464.75
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 65.4% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL978.63
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,464.79
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,152.66
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,270.85
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 83.0% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,306.18
|
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,810.31
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
|
pay 71.0% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.58
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL496.85
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL56.54
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 19.3% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL978.23
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL513.99
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,715.69
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,953.15
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
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