Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 62.6% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Mozambique
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL56.23
|
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.69
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL17.01
|
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.07
|
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Mozambique
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.89
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL89.02
|
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL73.58
|
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.24
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL36.06
|
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.78
|
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.14
|
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.87
|
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.65
|
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.30
|
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.72
|
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
|
pay 19.3% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL86.88
|
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL546.67
|
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL312,381.95
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL473.71
|
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Mozambique
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,056.15
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,165.09
|
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,384.14
|
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,088.23
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
|
pay 60.5% more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,351.27
|
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL92,316.73
|
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
|
pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Mozambique
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.84
|
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.93
|
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.86
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL520.64
|
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.68
|
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
|
pay 33.2% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Mozambique
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL956.32
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL433.86
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,353.66
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,477.22
|
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
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