Burkina Faso vs Mozambique - Cost of Living Comparison

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Burkina Faso Mozambique
🚶 Cost of living one person
$914
$936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2219
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$402
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$625
$717
🍽️ Food expenses
$371
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.6
$74.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$234
$176
💸 GDP per capita
$987
$647
😃 Human freedom index
6.31
6.41
❤️ Life expectancy
61.1
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
41
25
🌐 English speaking %
1%
2%
🎓 Higher education
36
48
😀 Quality of life
21
22
🏙️ Population
23.5M
34.6M

The average cost of living in Burkina Faso ($914) is 2% less expensive than in Mozambique ($936). Burkina Faso ranked 106th vs 102nd for Mozambique in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Burkina Faso compared to 0.2 months in Mozambique. Ranked 175th and 174th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Burkina Faso vs Mozambique

We calculate prices for Burkina Faso and Mozambique as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Burkina Faso Mozambique
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.32
$7.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$2.09
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$425
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$496
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.5
$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.81%
24.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$230
$4142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$972
$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.46
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.24
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.56
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.03
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.4
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.5
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17315
$5763

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In Burkina Faso

City Cost of living Population
Bobo-Dioulasso
$831
904K
Ouagadougou
$961
2.45M
Koudougou
$820
160K
Ouahigouya
$851
125K
Fada N'gourma
$875
73.2K
Dedougou
$822
63.6K
Leo
$846
51.7K
Dori
$874
46.5K
Nouna
$821
32.4K
Manga
$877
28.6K

In Mozambique

City Cost of living Population
Matola
$908
1.03M
Maputo
$915
1.13M
Nampula
$935
743K
Beira
$996
531K
Pemba
$1511
141K
Quelimane
$692
350K
Chimoio
$916
239K
Nacala
$1168
225K
Tete
$820
153K
Xai-Xai
$915
116K