Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 47.4% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 36.1% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$31.06
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$38.71
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$6.26
|
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.78
|
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
|
pay 5.5% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$8.60
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$25.18
|
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$22.53
|
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$11.98
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$9.81
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$5.04
|
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.29
|
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.70
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$4.07
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.91
|
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.79
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 74.0% more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$22.92
|
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$255.94
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$125,232.93
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$50.91
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$113.58
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,862.14
|
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,265.08
|
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$313.69
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
|
pay 15.3% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,597.18
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$44,105.17
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.44
|
|
pay 32.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Mozambique
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$10.12
|
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$9.68
|
$1.99
MZN127.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$12.25
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$138.77
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$37.00
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$277.58
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$248.54
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$446.18
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$364.39
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
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