Cost of Living in Xai-Xai

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1003
$2272
🛋️ Without rent
$455
$1358
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$549
$914
🍽️ Food
$319
$841
🚐 Transport
$50.6
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
😀 Quality of life
12
🏙️ Population
116K

The average cost of living in Xai-Xai is $1003, which is close to the world's average cost of living, ranked 5473rd out of 9294 in our global list and 4th out of 10 in Mozambique.

The median after-tax salary is $344, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months. Ranked 9141st (TOP 98%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 9th best city to live in Mozambique. With an estimated population of 116K, Xai-Xai is the 10th largest city in Mozambique.

Why living in Xai-Xai costs 2.9 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 Xai-Xai for locals and expats differ significantly.

✈️ Closest airport 145 km Maputo Airport
😷 Air quality Moderate 19.5 µg/m³
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Prices in Xai-Xai

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5750

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