Cost of living comparison

Macedonia

compared to

Mozambique

Mozambique vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 84.2% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.4% more in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 24.5% more in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% more in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 15.1% more in Mozambique

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

Mozambique vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.4% more for restaurants

	Macedonia	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.21 MKD294.97	$10.95 MZN700.00	+110.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.44 MKD250.94	$10.00 MZN639.00	+125.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 MKD83.42	$0.95 MZN60.56	-35.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MKD59.04	$0.77 MZN49.11	-26.4%
Average			+43.4%

Macedonia vs. Mozambique - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.5% more for groceries

	Macedonia	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 MKD37.96	$1.19 MZN75.83	+76.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 MKD197.32	$8.45 MZN540.00	+142.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 MKD254.85	$5.78 MZN369.08	+28.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD116.81	$2.09 MZN133.80	+1.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 MKD158.84	$2.44 MZN156.17	-13.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MKD22.45	$0.81 MZN51.51	+103.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD33.07	$0.36 MZN23.06	-38.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 MKD28.36	$0.60 MZN38.23	+19.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 MKD37.74	$0.42 MZN26.89	-36.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MKD21.85	$0.33 MZN21.09	-14.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 MKD24.53	$0.44 MZN28.19	+1.7%
Average			+24.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Macedonia	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 MKD300.16	$5.12 MZN326.93	-3.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.47 MKD1,384.19	$13.17 MZN841.30	-46.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,527.06 MKD1,726,662.81	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	+7.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.46 MKD309.00	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	+524.5%
Average			+120.6%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Macedonia	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.42 MKD928.93	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	+709.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.32 MKD13,762.83	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	+221.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$180.36 MKD10,201.49	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	+51.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.51 MKD5,741.31	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	-39.5%
Average			+235.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Macedonia	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.27 MKD12,741.62	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	+19.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,883.00 MKD106,505.71	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	+195.2%
Average			+107.5%

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pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.78 MKD100.85	$1.25 MZN80.00	-29.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.56 MKD88.32	$2.24 MZN142.97	+43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.74 MKD154.99	$2.58 MZN165.00	-5.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.10 MKD1,419.47	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	+156.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.74 MKD268.24	$7.04 MZN450.00	+48.5%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 15.1% more for clothing

	Macedonia	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.12 MKD2,835.10	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	-32.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.45 MKD1,891.87	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	+81.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.27 MKD4,087.98	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	+4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.74 MKD4,679.73	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	+6.4%
Average			+15.1%

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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: March 2025

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