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Mozambique vs. Cameroon Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 52.3% more expensive than Cameroon overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.3% more in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 10.3% less in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 37.3% more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 43.7% more in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.0% more in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 11.1% less in Mozambique

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Mozambique are more expensive than in Cameroon. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Mozambique. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Mozambique.

Mozambique vs. Cameroon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mozambique instead of Cameroon, you would:

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pay 66.3% more for restaurants

	Cameroon	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 FCFA2,894	$10.95 MZN700.00	+136.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.49 FCFA2,809	$10.00 MZN639.00	+122.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA861	$0.95 MZN60.56	-31.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 FCFA351	$0.77 MZN49.11	+37.0%
Average			+66.3%

Cameroon vs. Mozambique - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.3% less for groceries

	Cameroon	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA251	$1.19 MZN75.83	+195.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.80 FCFA6,129	$8.45 MZN540.00	-13.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.41 FCFA5,884	$5.78 MZN369.08	-38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 FCFA1,113	$2.09 MZN133.80	+17.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 FCFA1,958	$2.44 MZN156.17	-21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.63 FCFA1,019	$0.81 MZN51.51	-50.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 FCFA499	$0.36 MZN23.06	-54.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA487	$0.60 MZN38.23	-23.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 FCFA350	$0.42 MZN26.89	-24.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 FCFA561	$0.33 MZN21.09	-63.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 FCFA423	$0.44 MZN28.19	-34.8%
Average			-10.3%

Cameroon vs. Mozambique - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Cameroon	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 FCFA2,755	$5.12 MZN326.93	+16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA10,216	$13.17 MZN841.30	-19.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,808.69 FCFA16,136,289	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	+27.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.89 FCFA2,435	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	+776.1%
Average			+200.0%

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pay 37.3% more for housing

	Cameroon	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$96.22 FCFA60,158	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	+38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$355.76 FCFA222,428	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	+119.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$265.27 FCFA165,854	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	+3.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.86 FCFA43,681	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	-12.2%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 43.7% more for childcare

	Cameroon	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$343.62 FCFA214,841	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	-21.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,662.70 FCFA1,664,792	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	+108.8%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cameroon	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.14 FCFA715	$1.25 MZN80.00	+9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA998	$2.24 MZN142.97	+40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.91 FCFA1,192	$2.58 MZN165.00	+35.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.14 FCFA17,593	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	+128.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA5,108	$7.04 MZN450.00	-13.8%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

	Cameroon	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.77 FCFA26,118	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	-18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.19 FCFA32,633	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	+16.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.70 FCFA60,461	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	-21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.51 FCFA69,091	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	-20.3%
Average			-11.1%

Cameroon vs. Mozambique - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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