Cost of Living in
Mozambique

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1201	$2053
Without rent	$393	$1722
Rent & Utilities	$509.3	$1162.93
Food	$273	$727
Transport	$127.3	$364.21
Monthly salary after tax	$349.03
Human freedom index	7.4
Life expectancy	52.02
English speaking %	1.64%
Population	29.5M

The cost of living in Mozambique is $1201, which is 1.15 times more expensive than the world average. Mozambique is ranked 56th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Mozambique is $349.03, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months.

Mozambique

We calculate prices for Mozambique as a population-weighted mean of 41 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$1201	56 / 208
Without rent	$393	139 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$509.3	81 / 208
Food	$273	129 / 208
Transport	$127.3	18 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	583.54$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	393.92$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1041.11$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	730.35$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	66.34$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	87.48$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	69.27$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.94$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	3641$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	2894$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	6.94$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	40.5$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	7.25$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.19$
Cappuccino	2.22$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	1.07$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.26$
Monthly ticket local transport	18.29$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	29.2$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1.12$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.66$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.28$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.25$
Eggs, x12	2.11$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	14.9$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.57$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	5.04$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.86$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.11$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.58$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.76$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.7$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.92$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.57$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.54$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	13.11$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	0.83$
Cigarette pack	2.31$
Cold medicince, 1 week	4.17$
Hair Shampoo	5.33$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	2.15$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.36$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	55.27$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	4.91$
Doctor's visit	33.34$
Haircut, simple	6.26$
Brand Jeans	31.83$
Brand Sneakers	69.89$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	242.03$
International Primary School, 1 year	6429$

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living in Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Pemba	$1678
2	Inhambane	$1673
3	Nampula	$1664
4	Tete	$1617
5	Nacala	$1529
6	Mapai	$1457
7	Manica	$1370
8	Maputo	$1292
9	Catandica	$1258
10	Sofala	$1223
11	Xai-Xai	$1221
12	Cabo Delgado	$1175
13	Malema	$1142
14	Songo (Mozambique)	$1135
15	Chimoio	$1113
16	Zambezia	$1077
17	Matola	$1058
18	Beira (Mozambique)	$1002
19	Maputo Province	$990
20	Quelimane	$776
21	Niassa	$521
22	Monaco	$7654
23	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
24	Singapore	$3385
25	Neuchatel	$3164
26	Ile-de-France	$2736
27	Zurich	$2715
28	California	$2710
29	Queretaro	$2187
30	United States	$2149
31	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
32	Aland	$2038
33	Ostergotland	$1978
34	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
35	Hoki	$1897
36	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
37	Liege	$1878
38	Plzen	$1831
39	South Pyongan	$1816
40	Hokkaido	$1802
41	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
42	Nampo	$1690
43	Jonkoping	$1661
44	Rikuchu	$1633
45	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
46	Caceres	$1564
47	Holguin	$1508
48	Usti nad Labem	$1462
49	Cadiz	$1459
50	Orebro	$1456
51	Kavala	$1444
52	Limon	$1428
53	Al Bahah	$1394
54	Colon (Panama)	$1391
55	Zlin	$1388
56	Vastmanland	$1381
57	Omi	$1355
58	Tacuarembo	$1343
59	Siauliai County	$1329
60	Ahuachapan	$1327
61	Shimosa	$1324
62	Ciego de Avila	$1316
63	Tokai	$1300
64	Xanthi	$1280
65	Dembeni	$1275
66	Panama	$1271
67	Bayamon	$1269
68	Paysandu	$1264
69	Usulutan	$1259
70	Zilina	$1252
71	Hyuga	$1251
72	Guantanamo	$1238
73	Panama	$1234
74	Ioannina	$1231
75	Igdir	$1230
76	Panama Oeste	$1230
77	San-Pedro	$1203
78	Klaipeda	$1201
79	Tillaberi	$1200
80	Etchu	$1194
81	Vlore	$1194
82	Constanta	$1189
83	Kai	$1170
84	Pinar del Rio	$1161
85	Riga Planning Region	$1154
86	Camaguey	$1149
87	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
88	Lodz	$1132
89	Chania	$1130
90	Causeni	$1128
91	Presov	$1128
92	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
93	Kermanshah	$1116
94	Franche-Comte	$1113
95	Yoro	$1112
96	Tekirdag	$1111
97	Zambezia	$1107
98	Bahia	$1102
99	Setubal	$1097
100	Drama	$1085
101	Kastoria	$1081
102	Suo	$1080
103	Balikesir	$1075
104	Thies	$1074
105	Trencin	$1063
106	Serres	$1060
107	Dubasari	$1050
108	Rethymno	$1045
109	Equateur	$1036
110	Espirito Santo	$1034
111	Suchitepequez	$1030
112	Haut-Uele	$1027
113	Gabu	$1019
114	Straseni	$1015
115	Brasov	$1014
116	Goias	$1013
117	Boke	$1007
118	Mexico	$1007
119	Totomi	$995
120	Siauliai	$994
121	Colon (Cuba)	$992
122	Banska Bystrica	$983
123	Panevezys	$969
124	Iasi	$963
125	Sao Paulo	$961
126	Kozuke	$956
127	Klaipeda County	$952
128	Izmir	$949
129	Osumi	$945
130	Kutahya	$934
131	Quilpue	$930
132	Hradec Kralove	$929
133	Kasai	$920
134	Kasai-Oriental	$919
135	Gueckedou	$918
136	Michoacan	$908
137	Eskisehir	$906
138	Extreme-Nord	$900
139	Solola	$897
140	Timis	$890
141	Bafata	$878
142	Kahramanmaras	$878
143	Usak	$877
144	Guatemala	$876
145	Uige	$872
146	Dien Bien	$871
147	Estado de Mexico	$864
148	Yucatan	$864
149	Durres	$856
150	Guaira	$856
151	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
152	Diyarbakir	$850
153	Cotui	$846
154	Ceara	$845
155	Francisco Morazan	$845
156	Botosani	$841
157	Esteli	$838
158	Buzau	$834
159	Botosani	$829
160	Forecariah	$826
161	Kirikkale	$816
162	Maan	$816
163	San Luis Potosi	$814
164	Boyaca	$812
165	Tucuman	$812
166	Caras-Severin	$810
167	Neuquen	$806
168	Bekes	$799
169	Hoki Province	$787
170	Adiyaman	$779
171	Arges	$779
172	Neamt	$777
173	Raska	$771
174	Atlantico	$768
175	Marijampole	$762
176	Para	$756
177	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
178	Ialomita	$751
179	Veszprem	$751
180	Wasit	$751
181	Huila	$747
182	Sirvan	$747
183	Canakkale	$743
184	Aydin	$733
185	Elazig	$730
186	Chisinau	$726
187	Nuevo Leon	$720
188	Shkoder	$718
189	Korce	$710
190	Khuzestan	$708
191	Copiapo	$705
192	Bazega	$694
193	Curico	$692
194	Hamadan	$689
195	Mures	$683
196	Passore	$680
197	Braila	$675
198	Oueme	$671
199	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
200	Iasi	$668
201	Djibouti	$666
202	Rezekne	$664
203	Laayoune	$660
204	Nghe An	$657
205	Awash	$655
206	Elazig	$650
207	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
208	Gilan	$644
209	Meknes	$634
210	Mures	$633
211	Khenifra	$631
212	Tuyen Quang	$628
213	Bacau	$624
214	Paraguari	$622
215	Caras-Severin	$620
216	Piaui	$620
217	Binh Phuoc	$612
218	Osh	$608
219	Chuy Province	$607
220	Vinh Long	$607
221	Anse-a-Veau	$604
222	Dambovita	$604
223	Medias	$602
224	Koulpelogo	$595
225	Anosy	$594
226	Rio San Juan	$590
227	Bac Lieu	$587
228	Ninh Thuan	$585
229	Setif	$582
230	Duzce	$573
231	Ain Beida	$572
232	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
233	Agri	$569
234	Maramures	$569
235	Al Mahwit	$568
236	Hau Giang	$567
237	Dak Lak	$566
238	Al Hoceima	$562
239	Nis	$561
240	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
241	Cadiz	$542
242	Valcea	$542
243	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
244	Bac Giang	$536
245	Soc Trang	$535
246	Miragoane	$533
247	Bechar	$531
248	Menaka	$525
249	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
250	Karbala	$522
251	Lere	$516
252	Stavropol	$514
253	Yen Bai	$513
254	Kirklareli	$512
255	Hajjah	$507
256	Son La	$502
257	San Andres	$500
258	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
259	Sadah	$495
260	Dhaka	$489
261	Sale	$489
262	Corum	$484
263	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
264	Binh Dinh	$480
265	Oulmes	$480
266	Caaguazu	$478
267	Arta	$476
268	Dong Nai	$473
269	Lang Son	$470
270	Salar	$470
271	Kenitra	$467
272	Quang Tri	$466
273	Ayni	$465
274	Dong Thap	$463
275	Narino	$462
276	Maharashtra	$461
277	Quang Ninh	$453
278	Nam Dinh	$448
279	Ain Temouchent	$444
280	Thanh Hoa	$444
281	Sanaa	$443
282	MSila	$441
283	Binh Duong	$438
284	Homs	$436
285	Khemisset	$435
286	Medenine	$433
287	Ca Mau	$431
288	Kebili	$431
289	Thua Thien Hue	$431
290	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
291	Ain Defla	$426
292	Mazandaran	$426
293	Binh Thuan	$424
294	Tamba	$423
295	Jaen (Peru)	$422
296	Tetouan	$414
297	Al Bayda	$412
298	Ysyk-Kol	$411
299	Tebessa	$409
300	Bejaia	$405
301	Misratah	$399
302	Baghlan	$398
303	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
304	Daharia	$393
305	Al Bayda	$390
306	San Joaquin	$389
307	Tay Ninh	$389
308	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
309	Kien Giang	$381
310	Saida	$381
311	Gabes	$377
312	Kosice	$372
313	Sabha	$365
314	Bihar	$363
315	Kien Giang	$363
316	Quang Nam	$363
317	Samana	$360
318	Medea	$333
319	Ben Tre	$324
320	Naama	$302