Cost of living in Mozambique
Summary of cost of living in Mozambique
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: 170,571 MT
- Single person estimated monthly costs: 99,667 MT WARNING! These estimates are currently based on just a small amount of data. They provide a decent starting assumption, but they are not yet completely reliable.
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| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 701 MT | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 299 MT | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 210 MT | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 54 MT | ||
| 12 eggs, large | 149 MT | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 66 MT | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 196 MT | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 101 MT | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 44 MT | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 34 MT | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 578 MT | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | 65 MT | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 39 MT | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 120,000 MT | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | 30,000 MT | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 6,390 MT | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | 50,000 MT | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | 24,014 MT | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | 3,780 MT | ||
| Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | 1,835 MT | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | 17,156 MT | ||
| Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | 6,050 MT | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 152 MT | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | 250 MT | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | 2,006 MT | ||
| 1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | 2,111 MT | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | 4,192 MT | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 5,680 MT | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | 250,000 MT | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | 59 MT | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | 587 MT | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | 173 MT | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | 600 MT | ||
| Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | 1,289 MT | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | 284 MT | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 117 MT | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | 130 MT | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | 110 MT | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | 34 MT | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | 500 MT | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 967 MT | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | 5,000 MT | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | 5,000 MT | ||
| Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 1,933 MT | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | 1,270 MT | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | 513 MT | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 68 MT | ||
| Ipad wi-fi 128gb | 35,000 MT | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | 20 MT | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | 2,236 MT | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | 119 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.
Recent Comparisons
- Cost of living in Quelimane is 48% cheaper than in Jerez de la Frontera
- Cost of living in Ilha de Mocambique is 11% more expensive than in Lleida
- Cost of living in Maputo is 23% cheaper than in Jerez de la Frontera
- Cost of living in Maputo is 51% cheaper than in Hamburg
- Cost of living in Quelimane is 52% cheaper than in Havana
- Cost of living in Beira is 58% more expensive than in Juiz de Fora
- Cost of living in Maputo is 9% cheaper than in Belgrade
- Cost of living in Ilha de Mocambique is 8% more expensive than in Madrid
- Cost of living in Maputo is 11% more expensive than in Luanda
- Cost of living in Maputo is 34% cheaper than in Lisbon
- Cost of living in Maputo is 40% cheaper than in Marbella
- Cost of living in Nampula is about the same as in Maputo
- Cost of living in Maputo is 54% cheaper than in Santa Ana, California
- Cost of living in Cidade de Nacala is 103% more expensive than in Vitória
- Cost of living in Maputo is 41% cheaper than in Taipei
- Cost of living in Beira is 10% cheaper than in Pemba
- Cost of living in Beira is about the same as in São Paulo
- Cost of living in Maputo is 45% cheaper than in St. Petersburg, Florida
- Cost of living in Tete is 22% cheaper than in Babylon, New York
- Cost of living in Maputo is about the same as in São Paulo
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Prices recently added
- Taxi, initial meter charge, weekday at noon in Maputo costs 150 MT (1 day ago)
- Men’s leather business shoes in Maputo costs 12,000 MT (1 day ago)
- Sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) in Maputo costs 7,000 MT (1 day ago)
- Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) in Maputo costs 10,000 MT (1 day ago)
- Internet 8 mbps, 1 month in Maputo costs 4,000 MT (1 day ago)
- Monthly rent - 45 m2 furnished studio in normal area in Pemba costs 35,000 MT (7 days ago)