Cost of living in Mozambique
Summary of cost of living in Mozambique
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: 165,926 MT
- Single person estimated monthly costs: 82,102 MT WARNING! These estimates are based on only a few data points. At the moment, you should treat them only as a best guess.
Food | |||
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Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 760 MT | ||
Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 310 MT | ||
500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 430 MT | ||
1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 101 MT | ||
12 eggs, large | 121 MT | ||
1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 84 MT | ||
500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 267 MT | ||
1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 197 MT | ||
1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 148 MT | ||
0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 73 MT | ||
1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 340 MT | ||
2 liters of coca-cola | 81 MT | ||
Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 24 MT | ||
Housing | |||
Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 80,000 MT | ||
Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | 23,000 MT | ||
Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 3,410 MT | ||
Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | - | ||
Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | - | ||
Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | 800 MT | ||
Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | 1,000 MT | ||
40” flat screen tv | 5,346 MT | ||
Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | 6,000 MT | ||
Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 323 MT | ||
Hourly rate for cleaning help | 4,500 MT | ||
Clothes | |||
1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | 1,990 MT | ||
1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | 2,000 MT | ||
1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | 4,428 MT | ||
1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 6,000 MT | ||
Transportation | |||
Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | 600,000 MT | ||
1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | 83 MT | ||
Monthly ticket public transport | 1,000 MT | ||
Personal Care | |||
Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | - | ||
1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | - | ||
Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | 2,500 MT | ||
1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | 119 MT | ||
Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 136 MT | ||
Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | 135 MT | ||
4 rolls of toilet paper | 30 MT | ||
Tube of toothpaste | 204 MT | ||
Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | - | ||
Entertainment | |||
Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 1,606 MT | ||
2 tickets to the movies | 1,000 MT | ||
2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | - | ||
Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 2,000 MT | ||
1 cocktail drink in downtown club | 300 MT | ||
Cappuccino in expat area of the city | 330 MT | ||
1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 61 MT | ||
Ipad wi-fi 128gb | 49,557 MT | ||
1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | 3.33 MT | ||
1 month of gym membership in business district | 2,264 MT | ||
1 package of marlboro cigarettes | 157 MT |
Map of Cost of Living in Mozambique
This map shows only the top cities in Mozambique. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
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