Cost of living comparison
Nicaragua is 0.1% cheaper than Mozambique.
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 30.4% less for restaurants
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Mozambique
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$4.15
NIO153.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
$5.48
NIO202.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
$0.95
NIO35.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$0.66
NIO24.18
|
|
pay 73.3% more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
$1.43
NIO52.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
$2.35
NIO86.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
$4.24
NIO156.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
$1.88
NIO69.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$2.20
NIO81.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
$2.80
NIO103.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$0.60
NIO22.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$1.72
NIO63.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
$0.65
NIO24.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
$1.08
NIO39.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.97
NIO35.91
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
$5.15
NIO190.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$30.05
NIO1,109.10
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
$18,168.72
NIO670,548.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
$5.42
NIO199.92
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$44.72
NIO1,650.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
$308.00
NIO11,367.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
$281.86
NIO10,402.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
$52.83
NIO1,949.64
|
|
pay 9.9% more for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Nicaragua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$112.78
NIO4,162.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$9,900.00
NIO365,376.71
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
$1.22
NIO44.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
$2.28
NIO84.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$2.97
NIO109.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
$26.12
NIO964.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Nicaragua
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
$42.40
NIO1,564.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
$40.36
NIO1,489.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
$58.79
NIO2,169.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
$79.04
NIO2,917.04
|
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