Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 28.8% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Chile, you would:
pay 2.6% more for restaurants
|
Chile
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
|
Chile
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
CLF0.0600
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
CLF0.1600
|
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
|
Chile
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.34
CLF1.2000
|
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,204.48
CLF580.9000
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Chile
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.06
CLF16.2400
|
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.28
CLF12.8800
|
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.13
CLF2.8000
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
|
pay 4.9% more for childcare
|
Chile
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.82
CLF11.2500
|
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,486.89
CLF160.8500
|
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chile
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
|
pay 31.0% more for clothing
|
Chile
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.66
CLF1.0300
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.62
CLF2.2100
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.35
CLF2.8100
|
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
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