Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 40.3% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 64.7% more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR237.16
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.66
|
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Mozambique
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR192.30
|
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR237.10
|
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.93
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR120.03
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.83
|
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.82
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.78
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.69
|
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.77
|
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.95
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 3.0% more for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR263.67
|
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,534.42
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,569.20
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR943.49
|
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.76
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,758.14
|
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,409.02
|
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.64
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
|
pay 55.2% more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,484.68
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR187,184.21
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 3.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR105.45
|
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR103.01
|
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR275.63
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,663.02
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.41
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Mozambique
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.94
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,684.22
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,441.13
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,919.49
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
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