Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 20.5% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
|
Dominica
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
|
Dominica
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 13.6% less for transportation
|
Dominica
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
|
pay 75.6% more for housing
|
Dominica
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Dominica
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dominica
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
|
Dominica
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
|
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