Cost of living comparison

Mozambique

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 29.6% cheaper than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.1% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 13.4% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 22.0% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 41.5% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 0.6% less in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 56.8% less in Tanzania

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Tanzania.

Tanzania vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.1% less for restaurants

	Mozambique	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN699.23	$2.90 TZS7,766.85	-73.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN638.30	$5.96 TZS15,940.74	-40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.49	$0.62 TZS1,663.01	-34.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.05	$0.31 TZS817.96	-60.2%
Average			-52.1%

Mozambique vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.4% less for groceries

	Mozambique	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.75	$0.72 TZS1,933.86	-39.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN539.41	$3.79 TZS10,144.21	-55.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN368.67	$4.52 TZS12,099.68	-21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.65	$1.68 TZS4,503.45	-19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN155.99	$2.35 TZS6,279.01	-3.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.45	$1.11 TZS2,978.84	+38.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.03	$0.38 TZS1,023.56	+6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.19	$0.34 TZS921.40	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.86	$0.35 TZS945.49	-16.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.07	$0.30 TZS813.00	-7.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.16	$0.50 TZS1,342.45	+13.8%
Average			-13.4%

Mozambique vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.0% less for transportation

	Mozambique	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.57	$4.28 TZS11,446.82	-16.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN840.38	$19.55 TZS52,276.90	+48.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,097,699.79	$15,823.72 TZS42,319,394.32	-51.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,177.61	$10.76 TZS28,789.14	-68.4%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 41.5% less for housing

	Mozambique	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,487.36	$59.94 TZS160,315.82	-54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN49,945.23	$289.33 TZS773,802.27	-63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,480.83	$236.84 TZS633,398.91	-13.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,917.27	$40.01 TZS106,991.68	-34.8%
Average			-41.5%

Mozambique vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 0.6% less for childcare

	Mozambique	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,236.42	$236.03 TZS631,257.73	-12.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN354,841.33	$6,186.60 TZS16,545,621.81	+11.3%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN79.91	$1.17 TZS3,136.61	-6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.81	$2.16 TZS5,779.50	-3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN164.82	$1.79 TZS4,792.05	-30.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,109.78	$36.39 TZS97,322.75	-43.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN449.51	$5.68 TZS15,185.19	-19.4%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 56.8% less for clothing

	Mozambique	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,172.62	$11.43 TZS30,577.84	-66.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,870.76	$21.76 TZS58,189.17	-64.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,828.04	$45.14 TZS120,734.74	-40.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,618.84	$38.53 TZS103,042.39	-56.2%
Average			-56.8%

Mozambique vs. Tanzania - 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: April 2025

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