Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Mozambique

Mozambique vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 55.0% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.1% more in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 1.7% less in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 74.3% more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 75.5% more in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.8% more in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 27.8% less in Mozambique

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Mozambique are more expensive than in Argentina. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Mozambique. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Mozambique.

Mozambique vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mozambique instead of Argentina, you would:

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pay 6.1% more for restaurants

	Argentina	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.59 ARS9,812.88	$10.95 MZN700.00	+27.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.73 ARS7,685.42	$10.00 MZN639.00	+48.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 ARS1,509.13	$0.95 MZN60.56	-28.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ARS1,145.02	$0.77 MZN49.11	-23.4%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 1.7% less for groceries

	Argentina	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 ARS1,630.64	$1.19 MZN75.83	-16.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.84 ARS4,380.37	$8.45 MZN540.00	+120.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.28 ARS4,886.28	$5.78 MZN369.08	+35.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.79 ARS2,046.13	$2.09 MZN133.80	+16.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.64 ARS3,016.25	$2.44 MZN156.17	-7.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,034.52	$0.81 MZN51.51	-11.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 ARS968.36	$0.36 MZN23.06	-57.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS735.77	$0.60 MZN38.23	-7.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 ARS1,149.59	$0.42 MZN26.89	-58.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS529.65	$0.33 MZN21.09	-28.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS521.78	$0.44 MZN28.19	-3.5%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 74.3% more for transportation

	Argentina	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.66 ARS4,180.98	$5.12 MZN326.93	+39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.28 ARS15,162.91	$13.17 MZN841.30	-0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,930.00 ARS33,038,892.69	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	+13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.90 ARS11,301.80	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	+244.7%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Argentina	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.37 ARS22,117.74	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	+586.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$303.40 ARS346,495.56	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	+157.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$221.72 ARS253,205.51	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	+23.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.92 ARS47,877.69	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	+46.4%
Average			+203.6%

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pay 75.5% more for childcare

	Argentina	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.69 ARS198,356.12	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	+55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,841.72 ARS3,245,325.19	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	+95.6%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 54.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.81 ARS2,066.22	$1.25 MZN80.00	-30.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.09 ARS2,382.69	$2.24 MZN142.97	+7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 ARS2,692.33	$2.58 MZN165.00	+9.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.92 ARS21,604.71	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	+240.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.76 ARS5,440.34	$7.04 MZN450.00	+47.8%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 27.8% less for clothing

	Argentina	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.59 ARS90,898.50	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	-57.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.14 ARS78,963.88	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	-12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.64 ARS122,926.23	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	-29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.20 ARS114,427.39	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	-12.1%
Average			-27.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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