Cost of Living inPemba, Mozambique
Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Mozambique: $1,500/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 63% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
5.2 / 10
#87 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Mozambique yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Pemba. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Pemba is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Mozambique.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedLow out-of-pocket burden help, but coverage looks thinner and doctor staffing is lighter.
Public care
LimitedRelatively low patient cost-sharing and a visible public hospital footprint help, but public coverage looks thinner and public funding looks lighter.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin, the private footprint is not very visible yet, and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
50/100
2023
Physicians
0.17/1k
2022
Hospital beds
0.74/1k
2021
Out of pocket
10%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
63.8 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
99/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
25.1/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedThe private footprint is still thin, price transparency is still sparse, and headline outcomes are less reassuring weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Mozambique yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in Pemba, Mozambique · Source: GDP-derived estimate (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Pemba compared with the US?
Your money goes about 2.6x further in Pemba than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Mozambique here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Pemba cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Pemba is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 63% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Pemba. We are using the country-level cost index for Mozambique here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Pemba compare with New York City?
Rent in Pemba is about 88% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Mozambique here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Pemba?
Groceries in Pemba are about 66% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 65% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Mozambique here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Pemba
Pemba is the capital of Cabo Delgado province in far northern Mozambique, set on a deep natural harbor on the Indian Ocean roughly 2,000 kilometers north of Maputo. The city's economy has been transformed by offshore liquefied natural gas development in the Rovuma Basin, alongside fishing and a small tourism sector tied to the Quirimbas archipelago, though insurgency in northern Cabo Delgado has heavily disrupted both since 2017. Climate is tropical with a hot rainy season from December through April and a drier, milder season from May through October. Portuguese is the official language, with Makua widely spoken locally. International access is via Pemba airport, with limited regional connections, and onward routing through Maputo or Johannesburg. Relocation here is almost exclusively LNG, NGO, or humanitarian work.
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