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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 9.5% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 39.0% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 44.4% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 16.9% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 36.5% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% less in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 31.3% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of transportation, groceries, clothing, and housing in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Mozambique. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Mozambique, you would:

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pay 21.7% less for restaurants

	Mozambique	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN700.11	$3.27 F CFA2,075	-70.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN639.10	$10.21 F CFA6,486	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.57	$0.75 F CFA479	-20.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.11	$0.78 F CFA496	+1.6%
Average			-21.7%

Mozambique vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.0% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.85	$0.62 F CFA394	-47.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN540.08	$7.52 F CFA4,774	-11.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN369.14	$9.66 F CFA6,138	+67.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.82	$2.16 F CFA1,369	+2.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN156.19	$2.96 F CFA1,883	+21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.52	$1.58 F CFA1,006	+96.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.06	$0.45 F CFA289	+26.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.24	$0.57 F CFA361	-5.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.90	$0.70 F CFA446	+66.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.10	$0.70 F CFA444	+111.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.19	$0.88 F CFA561	+100.4%
Average			+39.0%

Mozambique vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of groceries

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pay 44.4% more for transportation

	Mozambique	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.98	$5.32 F CFA3,378	+4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN841.44	$44.93 F CFA28,537	+241.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,328.67	$29,410.06 F CFA18,679,059	-10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,180.34	$14.54 F CFA9,236	-57.4%
Average			+44.4%

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pay 16.9% more for housing

	Mozambique	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,498.00	$48.27 F CFA30,660	-63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN50,007.83	$812.41 F CFA515,980	+3.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,502.74	$291.38 F CFA185,061	+6.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,922.18	$135.65 F CFA86,157	+121.0%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 36.5% less for childcare

	Mozambique	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,258.02	$198.79 F CFA126,257	-26.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN355,286.02	$2,968.24 F CFA1,885,201	-46.6%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN80.01	$0.98 F CFA623	-21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.99	$2.38 F CFA1,509	+6.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN165.03	$1.23 F CFA778	-52.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,114.93	$75.48 F CFA47,938	+17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN450.07	$8.17 F CFA5,189	+16.0%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 31.3% more for clothing

	Mozambique	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,175.34	$73.53 F CFA46,698	+116.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,875.61	$51.74 F CFA32,861	-14.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,834.09	$73.47 F CFA46,663	-2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,625.88	$111.65 F CFA70,911	+26.8%
Average			+31.3%

Mozambique vs. Cote d'Ivoire - 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: February 2025

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