Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 11.5% more expensive than El Salvador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.5% more in Mozambique
- Groceries
-
pay 24.2% less in Mozambique
- Transportation
-
pay 10.6% more in Mozambique
- Housing
-
pay 45.8% more in Mozambique
- Childcare
-
pay 32.6% more in Mozambique
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.3% more in Mozambique
- Clothing
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pay 19.4% less in Mozambique
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Mozambique are more expensive than in El Salvador. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Mozambique.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 24.5% more for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.62
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.38
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.39
|
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.07
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.55
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.32
|
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.83
|
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.47
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.48
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.62
|
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.72
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.19
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.64
|
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.53
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.22
|
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.98
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC212,890.56
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC279.54
|
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
|
pay 45.8% more for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.70
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,711.11
|
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,058.53
|
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC603.70
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
|
pay 32.6% more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,402.33
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,224.67
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 10.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.50
|
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.69
|
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.00
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC264.41
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.66
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 19.4% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.17
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.70
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC981.13
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC947.80
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
|
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