Cost of living in Mozambique
Summary of cost of living in Mozambique
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: 148,960 MT
- Single person estimated monthly costs: 72,688 MT WARNING! These estimates are currently based on just a small amount of data. They provide a decent starting assumption, but they are not yet completely reliable.
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| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 659 MT | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 348 MT | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 165 MT | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 66 MT | ||
| 12 eggs, large | 227 MT | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 61 MT | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 449 MT | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 142 MT | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 116 MT | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 40 MT | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | 437 MT | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | 70 MT | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 37 MT | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 56,994 MT | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | 35,360 MT | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 6,390 MT | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | 50,000 MT | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | 30,000 MT | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | 3,780 MT | ||
| Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | 2,026 MT | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | 17,156 MT | ||
| Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | 4,171 MT | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 258 MT | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | 227 MT | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | 2,006 MT | ||
| 1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | 2,111 MT | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | 3,757 MT | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 4,396 MT | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | 273,003 MT | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | 59 MT | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | 2,191 MT | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | 173 MT | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | 200 MT | ||
| Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | 1,467 MT | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | 284 MT | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 132 MT | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | 109 MT | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | 104 MT | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | 57 MT | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | 350 MT | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 627 MT | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | 5,000 MT | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | 5,000 MT | ||
| Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 1,710 MT | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | 1,270 MT | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | 513 MT | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 68 MT | ||
| Ipad wi-fi 128gb | 35,000 MT | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | 20 MT | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | 2,007 MT | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | 171 MT | ||
Map of Cost of Living in Mozambique
This map shows only the top cities in Mozambique. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
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