Is Mozambique a good place to live for remote workers?

Mozambique scores 49/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 32.4 Mbps, healthcare 50, air quality 83; English not scored) — rank 128 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Mozambique?

Median fixed broadband is around 32.4 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Mozambique?

Single-person essentials run about $729/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.1× essentials).

Livability · rank 128/167

Is 🇲🇿 Mozambique (Maputo) a good place to live?

Quality score 49/100 against essentials of $729/month.

The five metrics

Internet 13 32.4 Mbps median broadband, 20.5% online

Healthcare 50 UHC service coverage 50/100 (2023)

Air quality 83 PM2.5 12.6 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: very weak; World Bank WGI estimate -1.19 · corruption control -1.06 · stability -1.76 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $21.17 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $6.26/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($729)	Verdict
$2,000	2.7×	like royalty
$3,000	4.1×	like royalty
$5,000	6.9×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇰🇷 South Korea — quality 80.6, essentials $1,206/mo
🇧🇭 Bahrain — quality 61.3, essentials $910/mo
🇬🇭 Ghana — quality 45, essentials $669/mo
🇱🇾 Libya — quality 47.1, essentials $713/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Mozambique a good place to live for remote workers?: Mozambique scores 49/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 32.4 Mbps, healthcare 50, air quality 83; English not scored) — rank 128 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Mozambique?: Median fixed broadband is around 32.4 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Mozambique?: Single-person essentials run about $729/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.1× essentials).