Cost of living comparison

Guinea-Bissau

compared to

Mozambique

Mozambique vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 40.5% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.3% more in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 16.4% more in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 89.7% more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 69.1% more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 38.1% more in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.4% more in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 20.2% less in Mozambique

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and restaurants in Mozambique are more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Mozambique.

Mozambique vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mozambique instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:

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pay 12.3% more for restaurants

	Guinea-Bissau	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.90 F CFA2,956	$10.95 MZN700.00	+123.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.43 F CFA5,686	$10.00 MZN639.00	+6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.31 F CFA788	$0.95 MZN60.56	-27.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 F CFA985	$0.77 MZN49.11	-53.0%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 16.4% more for groceries

	Guinea-Bissau	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 F CFA543	$1.19 MZN75.83	+31.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.28 F CFA4,389	$8.45 MZN540.00	+16.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.18 F CFA3,730	$5.78 MZN369.08	-6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.90 F CFA2,956	$2.09 MZN133.80	-57.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.93 F CFA3,576	$2.44 MZN156.17	-58.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.85 F CFA1,118	$0.81 MZN51.51	-56.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 F CFA268	$0.36 MZN23.06	-18.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 F CFA1,118	$0.60 MZN38.23	-67.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.07 F CFA45	$0.42 MZN26.89	+467.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA358	$0.33 MZN21.09	-44.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA358	$0.44 MZN28.19	-25.6%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 89.7% more for transportation

	Guinea-Bissau	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 F CFA2,726	$5.12 MZN326.93	+13.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.57 F CFA15,424	$13.17 MZN841.30	-48.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,027.10 F CFA19,317,179	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	+2.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.94 F CFA4,188	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	+391.3%
Average			+89.7%

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pay 69.1% more for housing

	Guinea-Bissau	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.27 F CFA27,304	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	+193.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.95 F CFA261,740	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	+80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.47 F CFA135,993	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	+21.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.86 F CFA45,755	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	-19.1%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 38.1% more for childcare

	Guinea-Bissau	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$765.65 F CFA461,801	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	-64.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,307.50 F CFA1,391,773	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	+140.9%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 78.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea-Bissau	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 F CFA936	$1.25 MZN80.00	-19.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 F CFA1,232	$2.24 MZN142.97	+9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 F CFA985	$2.58 MZN165.00	+58.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 F CFA34,492	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	+12.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.63 F CFA985	$7.04 MZN450.00	+331.0%
Average			+78.4%

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

	Guinea-Bissau	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.86 F CFA54,202	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	-62.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.19 F CFA34,492	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	+6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.69 F CFA49,274	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 F CFA64,056	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	-17.1%
Average			-20.2%

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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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