Cost of living comparison

Guatemala

compared to

Mozambique

Mozambique vs. Guatemala Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 25.0% more expensive than Guatemala overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.9% more in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 25.3% less in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 63.1% more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 11.7% more in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% less in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 12.9% less in Mozambique

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, and childcare in Mozambique are more expensive than in Guatemala. Expenses including groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Mozambique. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Mozambique.

Mozambique vs. Guatemala Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.9% more for restaurants

	Guatemala	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.86 GTQ37.52	$10.95 MZN700.00	+125.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.24 GTQ48.10	$10.00 MZN639.00	+60.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 GTQ7.23	$0.95 MZN60.56	+1.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 GTQ5.88	$0.77 MZN49.11	+0.8%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 25.3% less for groceries

	Guatemala	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$2.77 GTQ21.36	$1.19 MZN75.83	-57.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.39 GTQ26.11	$8.45 MZN540.00	+149.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.82 GTQ52.60	$5.78 MZN369.08	-15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 GTQ18.38	$2.09 MZN133.80	-12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 GTQ25.01	$2.44 MZN156.17	-24.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 GTQ11.38	$0.81 MZN51.51	-45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 GTQ5.47	$0.36 MZN23.06	-49.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.55 GTQ11.93	$0.60 MZN38.23	-61.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.84	$0.42 MZN26.89	-44.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 GTQ6.45	$0.33 MZN21.09	-60.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 GTQ8.02	$0.44 MZN28.19	-57.6%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Guatemala	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.90 GTQ30.11	$5.12 MZN326.93	+31.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.42 GTQ103.55	$13.17 MZN841.30	-1.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,023.47 GTQ131,317.49	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	+93.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.64 GTQ66.65	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	+294.8%
Average			+104.3%

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pay 63.1% more for housing

	Guatemala	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.14 GTQ332.76	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	+208.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$525.45 GTQ4,053.24	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	+48.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$368.89 GTQ2,845.56	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	-25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$50.59 GTQ390.23	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	+21.3%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 11.7% more for childcare

	Guatemala	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$217.77 GTQ1,679.86	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	+24.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,593.73 GTQ43,149.54	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	-0.6%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 GTQ19.99	$1.25 MZN80.00	-51.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 GTQ23.39	$2.24 MZN142.97	-26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.47 GTQ26.79	$2.58 MZN165.00	-25.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.30 GTQ334.04	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	+48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.72 GTQ59.54	$7.04 MZN450.00	-8.8%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 12.9% less for clothing

	Guatemala	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.32 GTQ318.70	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	-17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.74 GTQ430.01	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	+8.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.63 GTQ837.96	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	-30.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.77 GTQ777.32	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	-12.6%
Average			-12.9%

Guatemala 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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