Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 29.0% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.8% more in Mozambique
- Groceries
-
pay 27.5% more in Mozambique
- Transportation
-
pay 39.2% more in Mozambique
- Housing
-
pay 80.3% more in Mozambique
- Childcare
-
pay 55.5% more in Mozambique
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.2% more in Mozambique
- Clothing
-
pay 14.8% less in Mozambique
The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Mozambique are more expensive than in Lebanon. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Mozambique.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 3.8% more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP627,070
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,312
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,370
|
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,227
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 27.5% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,798
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,136
|
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,568
|
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,945
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,712
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,299
|
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,057
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,872
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,855
|
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,376
|
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,221
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 39.2% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,698
|
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,718,603
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,351,511,114
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,142,163
|
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
|
pay 80.3% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,855,406
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,263,739
|
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,815,257
|
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,438,995
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
|
pay 55.5% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,737,438
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,720,870
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,744
|
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,205
|
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,163
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,530,999
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,674
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,066,947
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,182,922
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,351,597
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,318,271
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
|
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