Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 65.9% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 51.4% more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.22
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.35
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.66
|
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.46
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.79
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$22.81
|
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.74
|
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.73
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.75
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.65
|
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.03
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.60
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.62
|
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.80
|
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.64
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.03
|
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$226.52
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$110,536.50
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.41
|
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$102.08
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,641.63
|
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,149.67
|
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$282.98
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,486.33
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,208.01
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 54.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$8.91
|
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$8.91
|
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.14
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$125.38
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.50
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$247.46
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$227.63
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$401.02
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$324.75
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
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