Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 17.8% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,276
|
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
|
pay 94.8% more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
|
pay 4.4% more for housing
|
Gabon
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
|
pay 66.3% more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
|
pay 11.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
|
pay 6.3% more for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
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