Mozambique vs Rwanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mozambique Rwanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$953
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2032
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$520
$404
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$712
🍽️ Food expenses
$287
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.6
$95.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$183
💸 GDP per capita
$657
$1000
😃 Human freedom index
6.52
5.67
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
67.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
21
58
🌐 English speaking %
2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
48
23
😀 Quality of life
21
33
🏙️ Population
34.6M
14.3M

The average cost of living in Mozambique ($953) is 25% more expensive than in Rwanda ($763). Mozambique ranked 105th vs 140th for Rwanda 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 Mozambique compared to 0.2 months in Rwanda. Ranked 179th and 148th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Mozambique vs Rwanda

We calculate prices for Mozambique and Rwanda as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 8 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.

Mozambique Rwanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.75
$2.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.7
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$880
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.8
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.6
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.37%
16.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4111
$12562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2051
$1086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.9
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$4.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.69
$3.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.6
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.4
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.6
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.8
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5771
$8923

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Mozambique

City Cost of living Population
Matola
$916
1.03M
Maputo
$966
1.13M
Nampula
$935
743K
Beira
$1000
531K
Pemba
$1521
141K
Quelimane
$692
350K
Chimoio
$924
239K
Nacala
$1181
225K
Tete
$828
153K
Xai-Xai
$950
116K

In Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$811
1.75M
Ruhengeri
$518
153K
Gisenyi
$395
53.6K
Byumba
$620
36.4K
Cyangugu
$517
27.4K
Nyanza
$544
25.4K
Kibuye
$507
12.3K
Butare
$409
19.9K