Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 2.1 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Chad, you would:
pay 46.5% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA561
|
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA485
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
|
pay 22.2% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
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