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Mozambique vs. Moldova Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 75.8% more expensive than Moldova overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.3% more in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 30.7% more in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 10.4% less in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.0% more in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 17.6% less in Mozambique

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

Mozambique vs. Moldova Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.3% more for restaurants

	Moldova	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.37 MDL118.89	$10.95 MZN700.00	+71.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.65 MDL124.06	$10.00 MZN639.00	+50.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MDL16.55	$0.95 MZN60.56	+6.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MDL11.53	$0.77 MZN49.11	+24.3%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 30.7% more for groceries

	Moldova	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 MDL8.41	$1.19 MZN75.83	+163.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 MDL88.19	$8.45 MZN540.00	+78.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 MDL84.94	$5.78 MZN369.08	+26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 MDL35.62	$2.09 MZN133.80	+9.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.35 MDL43.86	$2.44 MZN156.17	+3.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.36 MDL6.66	$0.81 MZN51.51	+125.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MDL14.93	$0.36 MZN23.06	-54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 MDL13.95	$0.60 MZN38.23	-20.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MDL16.04	$0.42 MZN26.89	-51.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 MDL5.63	$0.33 MZN21.09	+9.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 MDL5.64	$0.44 MZN28.19	+45.9%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Moldova	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 MDL93.14	$5.12 MZN326.93	+2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.97 MDL241.92	$13.17 MZN841.30	+1.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,774.44 MDL480,734.11	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	+27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.49 MDL83.74	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	+659.9%
Average			+172.8%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Moldova	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.34 MDL192.89	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	+1185.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$453.48 MDL8,458.05	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	+72.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.54 MDL7,097.60	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	-28.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$170.43 MDL3,178.82	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	-64.0%
Average			+291.6%

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pay 10.4% less for childcare

	Moldova	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$368.94 MDL6,881.41	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	-26.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,247.42 MDL97,872.67	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	+5.9%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 25.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Moldova	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MDL23.26	$1.25 MZN80.00	+0.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.42 MDL26.46	$2.24 MZN142.97	+57.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 MDL51.69	$2.58 MZN165.00	-6.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.20 MDL787.11	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	+52.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 MDL108.55	$7.04 MZN450.00	+21.0%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 17.6% less for clothing

	Moldova	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.93 MDL1,173.71	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	-45.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.50 MDL904.61	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	+25.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.60 MDL1,764.41	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	-20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.56 MDL2,323.26	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	-29.3%
Average			-17.6%

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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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