Congo vs Mozambique - Cost of Living Comparison

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Congo Mozambique
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1460
$2520
🏠 One person rent
$250
$585
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$1035
🍽️ Food expenses
$213
$303
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.4
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$427
$315
💸 GDP per capita
$2509
$608
😃 Human freedom index
5.41
6.51
❤️ Life expectancy
63.1
59.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
22
25
🌐 English speaking %
0%
2%
🎓 Higher education
21
49
😀 Quality of life
15
16
🏙️ Population
6.14M
29.7M

The average cost of living in the Congo ($582) is 46% less expensive than in Mozambique ($1075). the Congo ranked 165th vs 75th 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 0.7 months in the Congo compared to 0.3 months in Mozambique. Ranked 178th and 174th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Congo vs Mozambique

We calculate prices for the Congo and Mozambique as a population-weighted mean of 6 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.

Congo Mozambique
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.56
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.5
$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$7.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$533
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$357
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$59.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.4
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.23%
19.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1593
$3544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$913
$2540
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.58
$26.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.73
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.96
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.29
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$6.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.61
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.03
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.45
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.53
$5.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.7
$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.1
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$120
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3762
$5560

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Cities Comparison in the Congo vs Mozambique

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Congo

City Cost of living Population
Brazzaville
$589
2.15M
Pointe-Noire
$578
1.42M
Kayes
$531
71.6K
Madingou
$531
36.2K
Gamboma
$531
26.1K
Kinkala
$529
12.1K

In Mozambique

City Cost of living Population
Matola
$1003
1.03M
Nampula
$1190
743K
Maputo
$1116
1.13M
Beira
$1000
531K
Nacala
$1394
225K
Chimoio
$953
239K
Quelimane
$670
193K
Pemba
$1500
141K
Tete
$834
153K
Xai-Xai
$1045
116K