Cost of living comparison

 Lebanon
compared to
 Mozambique
Mozambique vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

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.

Mozambique vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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: April 2025
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