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.
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Food
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

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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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