Madagascar vs Mozambique - Cost of Living Comparison

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Madagascar Mozambique
🚶 Cost of living one person
$534
$936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1324
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$210
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$327
$717
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.7
$74.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$124
$176
💸 GDP per capita
$545
$647
😃 Human freedom index
6.67
6.41
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
25
🌐 English speaking %
18%
2%
🎓 Higher education
34
48
😀 Quality of life
24
22
🏙️ Population
32M
34.6M

The average cost of living in Madagascar ($534) is 43% less expensive than in Mozambique ($936). Madagascar ranked 180th 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 0.2 months in Madagascar compared to 0.2 months in Mozambique. Ranked 169th and 174th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Madagascar vs Mozambique

We calculate prices for Madagascar and Mozambique as a population-weighted mean of 4 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.

Madagascar Mozambique
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$7.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$1.34
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.2
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$368
$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.5
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$70.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.56%
24.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$821
$4142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$559
$2058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$4.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.91
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.99
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.93
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.58
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.5
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.22
$5.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$30.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.31
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.9
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.3
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.2
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$5763

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Madagascar

City Cost of living Population
Antananarivo
$564
1.28M
Antsirabe
$493
265K
Toamasina
$476
225K
Toliara
$453
169K

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