Cost of living comparison
Guinea-Bissau is 18.5% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
|
Mozambique
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.27
|
$4.98
F CFA3,022
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.21
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.90
|
$1.33
F CFA806
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.59
|
$1.66
F CFA1,007
|
|
pay 73.3% more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.78
|
$0.91
F CFA555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.21
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.96
|
$6.28
F CFA3,813
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.27
|
$4.98
F CFA3,022
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.23
|
$6.02
F CFA3,655
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.34
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.25
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.51
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.63
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.51
|
?? | |
pay 39.2% less for transportation
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Mozambique
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN326.11
|
$4.59
F CFA2,786
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.63
|
$9.47
F CFA5,745
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,821.56
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.86
|
$7.05
F CFA4,281
|
|
pay 7.2% less for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,499.99
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,736.08
|
$440.73
F CFA267,503
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,576.74
|
$228.99
F CFA138,987
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,101.94
|
$77.04
F CFA46,762
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,262.07
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,369.40
|
?? |
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.03
|
$1.58
F CFA957
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.27
|
$2.07
F CFA1,259
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.06
|
$1.66
F CFA1,007
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,976.56
|
$58.08
F CFA35,251
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.18
|
$1.66
F CFA1,007
|
|
pay 68.8% more for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.66
|
$91.27
F CFA55,395
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,364.21
|
$58.08
F CFA35,251
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,251.66
|
$82.97
F CFA50,359
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,877.30
|
$107.86
F CFA65,467
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