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Mozambique vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 2.9 times more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants: pay 91.7% more in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 80.4% more in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 29.1% more in Mozambique

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Mozambique are more expensive than in Iran. Notably, housing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Mozambique.

Mozambique vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 91.7% more for restaurants

	Iran	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 IRR158,537	$10.95 MZN700.11	+190.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.72 IRR156,540	$10.00 MZN639.10	+168.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 IRR35,765	$0.95 MZN60.57	+11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 IRR33,907	$0.77 MZN49.11	-4.6%
Average			+91.7%

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pay 80.4% more for groceries

	Iran	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 IRR20,954	$1.19 MZN75.85	+138.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.06 IRR86,721	$8.45 MZN540.08	+310.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.72 IRR114,497	$5.78 MZN369.14	+112.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 IRR50,714	$2.09 MZN133.82	+73.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.58 IRR66,694	$2.44 MZN156.19	+54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 IRR19,622	$0.81 MZN51.52	+73.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 IRR31,701	$0.36 MZN23.06	-52.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 IRR20,443	$0.60 MZN38.24	+23.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IRR12,802	$0.42 MZN26.90	+38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR10,895	$0.33 MZN21.10	+27.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,040	$0.44 MZN28.19	+85.0%
Average			+80.4%

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Iran	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.50 IRR105,234	$5.12 MZN326.98	+104.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.01 IRR463,375	$13.17 MZN841.44	+19.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$70,890.26 IRR2,984,480,044	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,328.67	-53.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.96 IRR124,785	$34.12 MZN2,180.34	+1051.0%
Average			+280.4%

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Iran	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.98 IRR504,340	$132.97 MZN8,498.00	+1010.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$337.20 IRR14,196,072	$782.47 MZN50,007.83	+132.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$231.30 IRR9,737,893	$273.87 MZN17,502.74	+18.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$12.31 IRR518,290	$61.37 MZN3,922.18	+398.5%
Average			+389.8%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Iran	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$88.94 IRR3,744,341	$270.04 MZN17,258.02	+203.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,004.45 IRR42,287,143	$5,559.16 MZN355,286.02	+453.5%
Average			+328.6%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Iran	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.81 IRR34,256	$1.25 MZN80.01	+53.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.24 IRR52,355	$2.24 MZN142.99	+79.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 IRR82,630	$2.58 MZN165.03	+31.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.71 IRR745,579	$64.39 MZN4,114.93	+263.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.59 IRR66,829	$7.04 MZN450.07	+343.6%
Average			+154.5%

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pay 29.1% more for clothing

	Iran	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.35 IRR1,404,230	$34.04 MZN2,175.34	+2.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.13 IRR1,226,294	$60.64 MZN3,875.61	+108.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.63 IRR4,404,965	$75.64 MZN4,834.09	-27.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.71 IRR2,766,390	$88.03 MZN5,625.88	+34.0%
Average			+29.1%

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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: February 2025

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