Cost of Living in Pemba

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1500
$3318
🛋️ Without rent
$481
$1425
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1018
$1894
🍽️ Food
$340
$877
🚐 Transport
$76
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$390
😀 Quality of life
12
🏙️ Population
141K

The average cost of living in Pemba is $1500, which is close to the world's average cost of living, ranked 3694th out of 9294 in our global list and 1st out of 10 in Mozambique.

The median after-tax salary is $390, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months. Ranked 9125th (TOP 98%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 6th best city to live in Mozambique. With an estimated population of 141K, Pemba is the 9th largest city in Mozambique.

Why living in Pemba costs 3.8 times more than the average salary? Because we have a developed country lifestyle as a reference and in some least developed countries maintaining such a standard of living is hard and expensive. Thus, living costs in Pemba for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 4 km Pemba Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 15.7 µg/m³
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Prices in Pemba

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
 Cappuccino
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$962
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3460
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$40.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5550

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