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Mozambique vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 36.0% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.5% more in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 25.8% more in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 25.1% more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 60.5% more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 60.8% less in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% more in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Mozambique

The cost of clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Mozambique are more expensive than in Tanzania. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Mozambique.

Mozambique vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mozambique instead of Tanzania, you would:

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pay 43.5% more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	$6.85 MZN437.52	+74.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	$7.82 MZN500.00	-7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	$0.81 MZN51.69	+22.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TZS748.55	$0.56 MZN35.86	+84.9%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 25.8% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	$0.77 MZN49.25	+5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	$6.30 MZN402.72	+43.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	$6.29 MZN401.71	+12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	$2.58 MZN164.80	+13.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	$1.96 MZN125.41	+4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	$1.02 MZN65.13	-21.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	$0.71 MZN45.36	+43.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	$0.79 MZN50.34	+83.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$0.57 MZN36.52	+59.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$0.54 MZN34.81	+51.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	$0.55 MZN35.03	-10.7%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 25.1% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	$5.43 MZN347.08	+15.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	$13.16 MZN841.30	-16.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	+57.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	+43.8%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 60.5% more for housing

	Tanzania	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	+128.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	+38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	+49.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	+24.8%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 60.8% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	-62.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	-59.5%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	$1.33 MZN85.01	-3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	$2.08 MZN132.78	+1.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	$2.82 MZN180.00	+41.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	-26.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	$7.82 MZN500.00	+23.3%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	+185.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	+123.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	+204.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	+88.3%
Average			+150.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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