Cost of living comparison
Albania is 3.7% more expensive than Mozambique overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.7% more in Albania
- Groceries
-
pay 29.8% more in Albania
- Transportation
-
pay 15.7% more in Albania
- Housing
-
pay 29.5% less in Albania
- Childcare
-
pay 37.2% less in Albania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.5% more in Albania
- Clothing
-
pay 18.6% more in Albania
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Albania are more expensive than in Mozambique. Expenses including childcare and housing are lower in Albania.
If you lived in Albania instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
|
Mozambique
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
$8.37
ALL733
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
$6.97
ALL610
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
$1.66
ALL145
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
$0.81
ALL71
|
|
pay 29.8% more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
$0.85
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
$5.29
ALL463
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
$7.20
ALL630
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
$3.11
ALL273
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
$3.11
ALL272
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
$0.59
ALL51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
$1.05
ALL92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
$0.68
ALL59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
$0.67
ALL59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
$0.46
ALL41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
$0.51
ALL44
|
|
pay 15.7% more for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
$7.81
ALL684
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
$17.64
ALL1,544
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,474,334
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
$30.70
ALL2,687
|
|
pay 29.5% less for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
$16.01
ALL1,402
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
$447.88
ALL39,208
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
$324.85
ALL28,437
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
$57.67
ALL5,049
|
|
pay 37.2% less for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
$168.56
ALL14,756
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
$3,514.89
ALL307,694
|
|
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
$2.60
ALL227
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
$1.77
ALL155
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
$3.70
ALL324
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
$44.45
ALL3,892
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
$7.64
ALL669
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
$50.86
ALL4,453
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
$40.61
ALL3,555
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
$90.86
ALL7,954
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
$121.22
ALL10,612
|
|
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