Cost of living comparison

Mozambique

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 43.1% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.1% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 3.7 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 29.2% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 32.0% more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 72.8% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.0% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 34.4% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.1% more for restaurants

	Mozambique	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN700.66	$8.25 LRD1,653.60	-24.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN639.60	$11.00 LRD2,204.80	+10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.61	$1.88 LRD375.82	+97.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.15	$2.50 LRD501.09	+225.3%
Average			+77.1%

Mozambique vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.7 times more for groceries

	Mozambique	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.90	$1.65 LRD331.41	+39.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN540.51	$5.91 LRD1,183.65	-30.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN369.42	$6.08 LRD1,219.30	+5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.93	$3.63 LRD727.18	+73.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN156.31	$4.48 LRD897.24	+83.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.56	$0.74 LRD148.80	-7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.08	$2.58 LRD516.84	+614.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.27	$3.95 LRD792.44	+560.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.92	$3.18 LRD637.47	+655.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.11	$1.03 LRD206.43	+212.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.21	$3.88 LRD776.69	+778.4%
Average			+271.3%

Mozambique vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.2% less for transportation

	Mozambique	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN327.24	$4.03 LRD808.04	-21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN842.09	$20.00 LRD4,008.73	+51.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,101,972.03	$5,069.87 LRD1,016,186.46	-84.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,182.05	$12.69 LRD2,543.92	-62.8%
Average			-29.2%

Mozambique vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.0% more for housing

	Mozambique	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,504.65	$93.25 LRD18,690.67	-29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN50,046.95	$666.67 LRD133,624.18	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,516.43	$90.00 LRD18,039.26	-67.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,925.25	$208.46 LRD41,782.36	+239.7%
Average			+32.0%

Mozambique vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 72.8% less for childcare

	Mozambique	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,271.52	$74.33 LRD14,898.57	-72.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN355,564.01	$1,500.00 LRD300,654.41	-73.0%
Average			-72.8%

Mozambique vs. Liberia - Cost of childcare

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pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN80.08	$2.50 LRD501.09	+99.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN143.10	$3.12 LRD626.36	+39.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN165.15	$5.00 LRD1,002.18	+93.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,118.15	$76.25 LRD15,283.27	+18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN450.42	$9.75 LRD1,954.20	+38.4%
Average			+58.0%

Mozambique vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 34.4% less for clothing

	Mozambique	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,177.04	$18.41 LRD3,690.52	-45.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,878.64	$33.75 LRD6,764.72	-44.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,837.87	$56.25 LRD11,274.54	-25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,630.28	$68.75 LRD13,779.99	-21.9%
Average			-34.4%

Mozambique vs. Liberia - 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: July 2025

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