Handwash soap — retail price per litre
140.00MZN per litreunchanged vs May 2024
Mandlakaze (rural) (Gaza) · Latest observation Jun 2024 · no newer data published
- Latest
- 140.00
- Change
- −8.7%
- Year on year
- −6.7%
- High
- 250.00 Oct 2021
- Low
- 121.67 Apr 2021
- Average
- 157.81
- Volatility
- 85.3%
Handwash soap — retail price per litre is 140.00 MZN per litre, unchanged for the last 3 monthly readings (since Apr 2024).
Each line is one market town, not a province or national average. Months without a reported price are left out, not filled in.
What is this?
The retail price of handwash soap observed in local markets.
How to read it
Compare markets to see where it costs more; compare years to see how prices moved. Seasonal swings around the harvest are normal.
Unit: MZN per litre.
What does the data say?
Handwash soap — retail price per litre (Mandlakaze (rural) (Gaza)) is 140.00 MZN per litre, unchanged for the last 3 monthly readings (since Apr 2024).
Over all 19 observations since Jan 2021, the highest was 250.00 (Oct 2021) and the lowest 121.67 (Apr 2021).
The latest observation is from Jun 2024; the source has not published anything newer.
Why does it matter?
- Households: Staple prices determine how far a household's income goes.
- Businesses: Traders' margins and input costs.
- Government: Food security monitoring.
- Investors: Inflation and consumer demand.
- Mobile money: Higher food prices may reduce money left for other transactions; higher nominal transaction values do not necessarily mean higher real spending.
Observed facts are above; these are possible implications, not measured effects.
Where it costs most — Jun 2024
Only markets with a price for the same month are ranked, so the comparison is like for like.
| Market | Latest | Year on year |
|---|---|---|
| Chimbonila (rural) (Niassa) | 250.00 MZN per litre | — |
| Lago(superficie) (rural) (Niassa) | 250.00 MZN per litre | — |
| Monapo (rural) (Nampula) | 190.00 MZN per litre | — |
| Ribaue (rural) (Nampula) | 190.00 MZN per litre | — |
| Nicoadala (rural) (Zambezia) | 180.00 MZN per litre | — |
| Milange (rural) (Zambezia) | 170.00 MZN per litre | — |
| Cahora bassa (rural) (Tete) | 150.00 MZN per litre | — |
| Govuro (rural) (Inhambane) | 150.00 MZN per litre | — |
| Inhassunge (rural) (Zambezia) | 150.00 MZN per litre | — |
| Mabote (rural) (Inhambane) | 150.00 MZN per litre | — |
| Mecanhelas (rural) (Niassa) | 150.00 MZN per litre | — |
| Morrumbala (rural) (Zambezia) | 150.00 MZN per litre | — |
| Mandlakaze (rural) (Gaza) | 140.00 MZN per litre | — |
| Panda (rural) (Inhambane) | 140.00 MZN per litre | — |
| Nacala-Velha (rural) (Nampula) | 135.00 MZN per litre | — |
| Marara (rural) (Tete) | 120.00 MZN per litre | — |
| Meconta (rural) (Nampula) | 120.00 MZN per litre | — |
| Namacurra (rural) (Zambezia) | 120.00 MZN per litre | — |
28 more with older observations
| Macossa (rural) (Manica) | 290.00 | May 2024 |
| Mutarara (rural) (Tete) | 280.00 | May 2024 |
| Sanga (rural) (Niassa) | 250.00 | May 2024 |
| Muembe (rural) (Niassa) | 220.00 | May 2024 |
| Mocuba (rural) (Zambezia) | 150.00 | May 2024 |
| Malema (rural) (Nampula) | 110.00 | May 2024 |
| Namaacha (rural) (Maputo) | 190.00 | Apr 2024 |
| Machaze (rural) (Manica) | 185.00 | Apr 2024 |
| Marracuene (rural) (Maputo) | 180.00 | Apr 2024 |
| Muecate (rural) (Nampula) | 160.00 | Apr 2024 |
| Rapale (rural) (Nampula) | 150.00 | Apr 2024 |
| Massingir (rural) (Gaza) | 130.00 | Apr 2024 |
| Chigubo (rural) (Gaza) | 260.00 | May 2023 |
| Changara (rural) (Tete) | 220.00 | May 2023 |
| Chibabava (rural) (Sofala) | 178.33 | May 2023 |
| Chemba (rural) (Sofala) | 175.00 | May 2023 |
| Namuno (rural) (Cabo Delgado) | 142.67 | May 2023 |
| Mossurize (rural) (Manica) | 141.67 | May 2023 |
| Massangena (rural) (Gaza) | 139.67 | May 2023 |
| KaNyaka (Maputo Cidade) | 139.00 | May 2023 |
| Ancuabe (rural) (Cabo Delgado) | 136.00 | May 2023 |
| KaMavota (Maputo Cidade) | 125.00 | May 2023 |
| KaTembe (Maputo Cidade) | 125.00 | May 2023 |
| Metuge (rural) (Cabo Delgado) | 158.33 | Apr 2023 |
| Mecufi (rural) (Cabo Delgado) | 120.00 | Apr 2023 |
| Chiure (rural) (Cabo Delgado) | 126.67 | Jul 2022 |
| Machanga (rural) (Sofala) | 186.67 | Jun 2022 |
| Doa (rural) (Tete) | 280.00 | May 2022 |
What should I watch?
Data source
- Source
- WFP Market Monitor, Mozambique food prices (via HDX)
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Observations
- 19 (Jan 2021 – Jun 2024) for Mandlakaze (rural) (Gaza); 46 market in total
- Last retrieved
- 2026-10-17
- Method
- Prices collected by WFP and partners in local markets (largely from Mozambique's agricultural market information system, SIMA). Monthly, in meticais, per stated unit.
- Limitations
- Each series is one market town, not a province or national average. Coverage varies by market and has thinned since 2024; check each market's last observation date. Product quality and package size follow the stated unit only.
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