Cost of Living in Xai-Xai

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$952
$2469
🛋️ Without rent
$452
$1359
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$500
$1110
🍽️ Food
$320
$848
🚐 Transport
$58.1
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$271
😀 Quality of life
16
🏙️ Population
116K

The average cost of living in Xai-Xai is $952, which is in the top 39% of the least expensive cities in the world, ranked 5663rd out of 9294 in our global list and 10th out of 10 in Mozambique.

The median after-tax salary is $271, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months. Ranked 9098th (TOP 98%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 10th 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 3.5 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 18.1 µg/m³
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Prices in Xai-Xai

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
 Cappuccino
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$645
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3943

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