Cost of living in Mozambique
Summary of cost of living in Mozambique
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: 176,736 MT
- Single person estimated monthly costs: 96,432 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 | 708 MT | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 299 MT | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 191 MT | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 60 MT | ||
| 12 eggs, large | 149 MT | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 82 MT | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 294 MT | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 207 MT | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 102 MT | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 63 MT | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 685 MT | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | 87 MT | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 25 MT | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 98,198 MT | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | 39,690 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) | 3,246 MT | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | 8,000 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 | - | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | 500 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) | 5,357 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 | 65 MT | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | 532 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) | 1,984 MT | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | 360 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 | 91 MT | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | 500 MT | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 1,500 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 | 2,758 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.) | 65 MT | ||
| Ipad wi-fi 128gb | 40,742 MT | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | 20 MT | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | 3,242 MT | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | 159 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 Maputo is 57% more expensive than in Santiago de Cali
- Cost of living in Beira is about the same as in Maputo
- Cost of living in Maputo is 59% cheaper than in Basel
- Cost of living in Beira is 6% more expensive than in Santiago
- Cost of living in Pemba is 5% more expensive than in Maputo
- Cost of living in Maputo is 50% more expensive than in Rosario
- Cost of living in Maputo is 72% more expensive than in Jaipur
- Cost of living in Ilha de Mocambique is about the same as in Khulna
- Cost of living in Maputo is 14% cheaper than in Corunna
- Cost of living in Maputo is 46% cheaper than in Brighton and Hove
- Cost of living in Nampula is 8% more expensive than in İzmir
- Cost of living in Maputo is 25% cheaper than in Pensacola, Florida
- Cost of living in Beira is 47% cheaper than in Vancouver
- Cost of living in Maputo is 12% cheaper than in San Juan, La Union
- Cost of living in Maputo is 35% cheaper than in Abu Dhabi
- Cost of living in Maputo is 14% more expensive than in São Paulo
- Cost of living in Maputo is 40% more expensive than in Novi Sad
- Cost of living in Maputo is 22% cheaper than in Dunedin
- Cost of living in Maputo is 7% cheaper than in Split
- Cost of living in Beira is 16% cheaper than in Santander