Cost of living comparison

Chad

compared to

Mozambique

Mozambique vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 2.1 times more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% more in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 25.5% more in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 22.2% less in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.5% more in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 7.1% more in Mozambique

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Mozambique are more expensive than in Chad. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Mozambique.

Mozambique vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.5% more for restaurants

	Chad	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.17 FCFA4,927	$10.95 MZN700.00	+34.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 FCFA2,586	$10.00 MZN639.00	+133.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 FCFA544	$0.95 MZN60.56	+5.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 FCFA408	$0.77 MZN49.11	+13.6%
Average			+46.5%

Chad vs. Mozambique - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.5% more for groceries

	Chad	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 FCFA197	$1.19 MZN75.83	+263.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.63 FCFA985	$8.45 MZN540.00	+417.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.03 FCFA6,653	$5.78 MZN369.08	-47.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 FCFA1,306	$2.09 MZN133.80	-3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.96 FCFA1,788	$2.44 MZN156.17	-17.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22 FCFA1,341	$0.81 MZN51.51	-63.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 FCFA470	$0.36 MZN23.06	-53.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.73 FCFA1,043	$0.60 MZN38.23	-65.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 FCFA641	$0.42 MZN26.89	-60.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA417	$0.33 MZN21.09	-52.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA417	$0.44 MZN28.19	-36.2%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Chad	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 FCFA2,365	$5.12 MZN326.93	+30.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.69 FCFA49,274	$13.17 MZN841.30	-83.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,273.85 FCFA6,799,838	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	+191.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 FCFA2,217	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	+828.0%
Average			+241.5%

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pay 22.2% less for housing

	Chad	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$190.62 FCFA114,973	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	-30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,386.33 FCFA836,168	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.73 FCFA108,403	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	+52.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 FCFA113,041	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	-67.3%
Average			-22.2%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Chad	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.95 FCFA21,681	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	+651.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,633.89 FCFA985,484	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	+240.2%
Average			+445.7%

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pay 42.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Chad	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 FCFA739	$1.25 MZN80.00	+2.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$2.24 MZN142.97
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$0.94 FCFA567	$2.58 MZN165.00	+174.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$130.71 FCFA78,839	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	-50.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 FCFA2,956	$7.04 MZN450.00	+43.7%
Average			+42.5%

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pay 7.1% more for clothing

	Chad	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.68 FCFA19,710	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	+4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.27 FCFA36,956	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	-1.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.10 FCFA32,028	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	+42.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 FCFA64,056	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	-17.1%
Average			+7.1%

Chad 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: April 2025

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