Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 3.3 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Nepal
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.57
NPR213.01
|
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.71
NPR908.47
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
NPR56.27
|
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
NPR21.32
|
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
|
pay 67.3% more for groceries
|
Nepal
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR62.92
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
NPR434.27
|
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.81
NPR380.70
|
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.50
NPR203.12
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.41
NPR191.39
|
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
NPR133.57
|
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
NPR54.61
|
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
NPR64.40
|
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
NPR36.14
|
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
NPR25.06
|
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR35.33
|
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
|
pay 67.4% more for transportation
|
Nepal
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
NPR655.62
|
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.93
NPR2,157.55
|
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,847.90
NPR4,179,302.29
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.11
NPR1,233.92
|
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for housing
|
Nepal
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.30
NPR1,259.80
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.84
NPR11,359.11
|
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.73
NPR7,144.03
|
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.72
NPR2,807.44
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Nepal
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.59
NPR6,988.82
|
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,839.32
NPR384,673.18
|
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
|
pay 82.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nepal
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.21
NPR298.81
|
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
NPR212.21
|
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
NPR393.54
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.62
NPR2,252.24
|
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.96
NPR400.58
|
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Nepal
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.36
NPR2,894.13
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.01
NPR3,659.25
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.30
NPR5,459.84
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.56
NPR4,140.35
|
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
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