Cost of living comparison

 Mozambique
compared to
 Uganda
Uganda vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 20.9% cheaper than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants
pay 48.2% less in Uganda
Groceries
pay 23.4% more in Uganda
Transportation
pay 22.1% more in Uganda
Housing
pay 47.0% less in Uganda
Childcare
pay 37.5% less in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.2% less in Uganda
Clothing
pay 58.1% less in Uganda

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

Uganda vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

pay 48.2% less for restaurants

 
Mozambique
Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.95
MZN700.00
$2.72
UGX9,944
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
MZN639.00
$9.48
UGX34,703
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.95
MZN60.56
$0.44
UGX1,624

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pay 23.4% more for groceries

 
Mozambique
Uganda
Bread
1 loaf
$1.19
MZN75.83
$1.02
UGX3,739
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.45
MZN540.00
$1.81
UGX6,610
Milk (1 gallon) $5.78
MZN369.08
$2.58
UGX9,428

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pay 22.1% more for transportation

 
Mozambique
Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.12
MZN326.93
$5.57
UGX20,404
Monthly public transit pass $13.17
MZN841.30
$45.35
UGX166,021
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
$8,827.16
UGX32,317,955

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pay 47.0% less for housing

 
Mozambique
Uganda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
$70.62
UGX258,544
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $782.47
MZN50,000.00
$304.59
UGX1,115,147
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $273.87
MZN17,500.00
$188.77
UGX691,107

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pay 37.5% less for childcare

 
Mozambique
Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $270.04
MZN17,255.32
$126.15
UGX461,843
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
$4,345.68
UGX15,910,378

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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Mozambique
Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.25
MZN80.00
$1.36
UGX4,972
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.24
MZN142.97
$2.73
UGX9,989
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.58
MZN165.00
$2.78
UGX10,193

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pay 58.1% less for clothing

 
Mozambique
Uganda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
$15.35
UGX56,184
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
$13.24
UGX48,477
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
$33.20
UGX121,538

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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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