Cost of living comparison

Mozambique

compared to

El Salvador

El Salvador vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 13.8% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.5% less in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 79.8% more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 1.6% less in El Salvador
Housing: pay 0.8% less in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 18.7% less in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 40.6% more in El Salvador

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

El Salvador vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Mozambique, you would:

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pay 15.5% less for restaurants

	Mozambique	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN700.00	$7.50 SVC65.62	-31.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN639.00	$6.33 SVC55.38	-36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.56	$0.96 SVC8.39	+1.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.11	$0.81 SVC7.07	+5.2%
Average			-15.5%

Mozambique vs. El Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 79.8% more for groceries

	Mozambique	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.83	$2.12 SVC18.55	+78.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN540.00	$3.24 SVC28.32	-61.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN369.08	$6.95 SVC60.83	+20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.80	$2.80 SVC24.47	+33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN156.17	$2.68 SVC23.48	+9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.51	$1.44 SVC12.62	+79.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.06	$0.77 SVC6.72	+112.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.23	$1.17 SVC10.19	+94.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.89	$1.22 SVC10.64	+188.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.09	$0.99 SVC8.69	+200.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.19	$0.98 SVC8.53	+121.1%
Average			+79.8%

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pay 1.6% less for transportation

	Mozambique	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.93	$3.80 SVC33.22	-25.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN841.30	$20.00 SVC174.98	+51.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	$24,333.33 SVC212,890.56	-26.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	$31.95 SVC279.54	-6.3%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 0.8% less for housing

	Mozambique	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	$42.14 SVC368.70	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	$652.78 SVC5,711.11	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	$463.89 SVC4,058.53	+69.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	$69.00 SVC603.70	+12.4%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 18.7% less for childcare

	Mozambique	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	$160.29 SVC1,402.33	-40.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	$5,740.67 SVC50,224.67	+3.3%
Average			-18.7%

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN80.00	$2.00 SVC17.50	+59.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.97	$2.82 SVC24.69	+26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN165.00	$4.00 SVC35.00	+54.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	$30.22 SVC264.41	-53.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN450.00	$5.33 SVC46.66	-24.3%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 40.6% more for clothing

	Mozambique	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	$72.14 SVC631.17	+112.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	$47.86 SVC418.70	-21.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	$112.14 SVC981.13	+48.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	$108.33 SVC947.80	+23.1%
Average			+40.6%

Mozambique vs. El Salvador - 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: March 2025

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