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Mozambique vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 62.2% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 70.5% more in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 17.0% less in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 24.4% more in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% more in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 20.4% less in Mozambique

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

Mozambique vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.5% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$10.95 MZN699.23	+115.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$10.00 MZN638.30	+105.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$0.95 MZN60.49	+12.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$0.77 MZN49.05	+47.3%
Average			+70.5%

Mongolia vs. Mozambique - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.0% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$1.19 MZN75.75	+29.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$8.45 MZN539.41	+23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$5.78 MZN368.67	+6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$2.09 MZN133.65	-5.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$2.44 MZN155.99	+19.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$0.81 MZN51.45	-52.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.36 MZN23.03	-72.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$0.60 MZN38.19	-68.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$0.42 MZN26.86	-71.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.33 MZN21.07	+8.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.44 MZN28.16	-3.1%
Average			-17.0%

Mongolia vs. Mozambique - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Mongolia	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$5.12 MZN326.57	+28.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$13.17 MZN840.38	+62.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$32,863.85 MZN2,097,699.79	+8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$34.12 MZN2,177.61	+544.0%
Average			+160.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Mongolia	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$132.97 MZN8,487.36	+807.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$782.47 MZN49,945.23	+39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$273.87 MZN17,480.83	-36.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$61.37 MZN3,917.27	+4.7%
Average			+203.9%

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pay 24.4% more for childcare

	Mongolia	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$270.04 MZN17,236.42	+76.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$5,559.16 MZN354,841.33	-27.7%
Average			+24.4%

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pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$1.25 MZN79.91	-29.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$2.24 MZN142.81	-11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$2.58 MZN164.82	+46.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$64.39 MZN4,109.78	+7.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$7.04 MZN449.51	+54.4%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 20.4% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$34.04 MZN2,172.62	-48.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$60.64 MZN3,870.76	+19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$75.64 MZN4,828.04	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$88.03 MZN5,618.84	-38.1%
Average			-20.4%

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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: January 2025

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