Cost of living comparison

Malawi

compared to

Mozambique

Mozambique vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 59.8% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.6% more in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 10.5% less in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 61.6% more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.0% more in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 25.3% more in Mozambique

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Mozambique are more expensive than in Malawi. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Mozambique.

Mozambique vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.6% more for restaurants

	Malawi	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.32 MWK7,490.34	$10.95 MZN699.23	+153.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 MWK15,674.76	$10.00 MZN638.30	+10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MWK1,511.17	$0.95 MZN60.49	+8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 MWK750.25	$0.77 MZN49.05	+77.5%
Average			+62.6%

Malawi vs. Mozambique - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.5% less for groceries

	Malawi	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 MWK2,365.42	$1.19 MZN75.75	-13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.82 MWK8,351.30	$8.45 MZN539.41	+75.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MWK7,822.83	$5.78 MZN368.67	+28.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 MWK3,997.54	$2.09 MZN133.65	-9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MWK3,337.56	$2.44 MZN155.99	+26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 MWK1,793.45	$0.81 MZN51.45	-22.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 MWK1,403.30	$0.36 MZN23.03	-55.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 MWK1,938.96	$0.60 MZN38.19	-46.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MWK913.60	$0.42 MZN26.86	-20.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 MWK1,247.34	$0.33 MZN21.07	-54.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MWK1,016.14	$0.44 MZN28.16	-24.8%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 61.6% more for transportation

	Malawi	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 MWK10,724.94	$5.12 MZN326.57	-17.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.32 MWK7,490.08	$13.17 MZN840.38	+204.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,669.17 MWK61,815,866.34	$32,863.85 MZN2,097,699.79	-7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.40 MWK35,357.94	$34.12 MZN2,177.61	+67.2%
Average			+61.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Malawi	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$186.12 MWK322,560.57	$132.97 MZN8,487.36	-28.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.19 MWK350,395.03	$782.47 MZN49,945.23	+287.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.76 MWK171,159.42	$273.87 MZN17,480.83	+177.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.29 MWK71,549.90	$61.37 MZN3,917.27	+48.6%
Average			+121.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Malawi	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.75 MWK614,800.43	$270.04 MZN17,236.42	-23.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,467.81 MWK2,543,764.14	$5,559.16 MZN354,841.33	+278.7%
Average			+127.4%

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pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Malawi	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 MWK1,940.01	$1.25 MZN79.91	+11.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MWK5,048.20	$2.24 MZN142.81	-23.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 MWK2,749.52	$2.58 MZN164.82	+62.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.33 MWK88,962.04	$64.39 MZN4,109.78	+25.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.95 MWK6,846.45	$7.04 MZN449.51	+78.3%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 25.3% more for clothing

	Malawi	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.22 MWK78,374.73	$34.04 MZN2,172.62	-24.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.94 MWK60,557.39	$60.64 MZN3,870.76	+73.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.17 MWK102,546.20	$75.64 MZN4,828.04	+27.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.71 MWK122,534.37	$88.03 MZN5,618.84	+24.5%
Average			+25.3%

Malawi 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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