Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 72.7% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS7,724.95
|
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS15,854.74
|
$10.00
MZN639.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,654.04
|
$0.95
MZN60.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS813.54
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 27.2% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,923.43
|
$1.19
MZN75.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS10,089.48
|
$8.45
MZN540.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS12,034.40
|
$5.78
MZN369.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS4,479.15
|
$2.09
MZN133.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS6,245.13
|
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,962.77
|
$0.81
MZN51.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,018.04
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS916.43
|
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS940.39
|
$0.42
MZN26.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS808.61
|
$0.33
MZN21.10
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,335.21
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 77.9% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,385.06
|
$5.12
MZN326.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS51,994.88
|
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS42,091,089.81
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS28,633.83
|
$34.12
MZN2,180.34
|
|
pay 90.3% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS159,450.95
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS769,627.76
|
$782.47
MZN50,007.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS629,981.85
|
$273.87
MZN17,502.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS106,414.48
|
$61.37
MZN3,922.18
|
|
pay 2.2% more for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS627,852.22
|
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS16,456,361.55
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.02
|
|
pay 31.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS3,119.69
|
$1.25
MZN80.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,748.32
|
$2.24
MZN142.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,766.20
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS96,797.72
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS15,103.27
|
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS30,412.88
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.34
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS57,875.25
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS120,083.40
|
$75.64
MZN4,834.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS102,486.50
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.88
|
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