Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 2.8 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS463
|
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS293
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS990
|
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS506
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS754
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS312
|
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS344
|
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS311
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 49.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS709
|
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
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