Living Wage Series - Mozambique - September 2020 - In MZN, per Month

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The Living Wage is based on the concept that work should provide an adequate income to cover the necessary living costs of a family. WageIndicator uses prices from the Cost of Living database that is the biggest data source for cost of living worldwide. The Living Wage is an approximate income needed to meet a family’s basic needs including food, housing, transport, health, education, mandatory deductions and other necessities.

The following table details the expenditure and income needs for the three commonly occurring family household compositions.

Expenditure and Living Wage calculation (monthly rates in MZN)

	Typical family	Standard family	Single-adult
	from-to	from-to	from-to
Family size	6.0	4	1
Food expenses	12300-17231	8200-11487	2050-2872
Housing expenses	8950-20100	8950-20100	4760-6730
Transport expenses	600-715	600-715	300-358
Healthcare expenses	750-1861	500-1241	125-310
Education expenses	692-1775	346-888	0
Drinking water expenses	142-784	95-523	24-131
Clothing expenses	26-1150	17-767	4-192
Phone tariff (60 minutes)	3690-3690	3690-3690	1845-1845
5% extra expenses	1358-2365	1120-1971	455-622
Total cost of living	28508-49671	23518-41382	9563-13060
Earners per family	1.8	1.8	1
Net Living Wage	15838-27595	13066-22990	9563-13060
Mandatory payroll deductions	3494-6875	2555-5550	1813-2554
Gross Living Wage	19300-34500	15600-28500	11400-15600

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Living Wages in Context (monthly rates in MZN)

The statutory Minimum Wages are laid down in laws or government regulations and therefore constitutes both a worker's rights and an employer's obligation. By contrast Living Wages are not prescribed by law and can therefore not be legally enforced. Instead, Living Wages provide a benchmark for employers who voluntarily commit to pay wages according to the local living standards.
WageIndicator presents Living Wages jointly with Minimum Wages, aiming to raise awareness concerning the remaining differences in levels. Living Wages are presented in context with other wage indicators. Prevailing wages of workers in low-, medium-, and high-skilled occupations are obtained from the voluntary WageIndicator web survey on work and wages.

	2020
Minimum wage	-
Living Wage - Single Adult	11400-15600
Living Wage - Typical Family	19300-34500
Real wage of low-skilled worker	6640-8550
Real wage of medium-skilled worker	9070-15900
Real wage of high-skilled worker	15500-28500

Note: Table shows the lowest monthly Minimum Wage in a country, when available. Figures in the table are rounded.

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