Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 48.3% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,734
|
$14.88
MZN952.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,905
|
$4.31
MZN275.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,739
|
$1.12
MZN71.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS928
|
$0.91
MZN58.47
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,393
|
$1.17
MZN75.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,339
|
$8.77
MZN561.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,752
|
$5.80
MZN371.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS5,054
|
$1.88
MZN120.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,330
|
$2.38
MZN152.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,426
|
$0.87
MZN55.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,147
|
$0.36
MZN22.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS913
|
$0.58
MZN37.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,129
|
$0.46
MZN29.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS907
|
$0.38
MZN24.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,412
|
$0.50
MZN31.83
|
|
pay 75.8% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,081
|
$4.48
MZN286.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS22,124
|
$13.18
MZN843.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS44,247,693
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,104,933.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,841
|
$34.85
MZN2,230.23
|
|
pay 90.9% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS169,739
|
$123.73
MZN7,918.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS710,890
|
$989.04
MZN63,298.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS599,423
|
$242.40
MZN15,513.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS140,773
|
$59.57
MZN3,812.55
|
|
pay 13.4% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS768,240
|
$282.02
MZN18,049.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,707,400
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,510.06
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,097
|
$1.17
MZN75.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,269
|
$1.85
MZN118.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,632
|
$2.35
MZN150.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS119,100
|
$59.25
MZN3,792.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS15,072
|
$6.26
MZN400.94
|
|
pay 49.4% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS52,487
|
$24.54
MZN1,570.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS114,998
|
$70.22
MZN4,493.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS139,887
|
$74.39
MZN4,761.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS138,504
|
$96.58
MZN6,181.15
|
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