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Argentina vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 7.8% cheaper than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.9% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 24.7% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 27.6% less in Argentina
Housing: pay 49.3% less in Argentina
Childcare: pay 42.3% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.8% less in Argentina
Clothing: pay 51.0% more in Argentina

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

Argentina vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.9% more for restaurants

	Mozambique	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN700.11	$8.59 ARS9,051.12	-21.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN639.10	$6.73 ARS7,088.81	-32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.57	$1.32 ARS1,391.98	+39.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.11	$1.00 ARS1,056.14	+30.5%
Average			+3.9%

Mozambique vs. Argentina - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.7% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.85	$1.43 ARS1,504.06	+20.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN540.08	$3.84 ARS4,040.33	-54.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN369.14	$4.28 ARS4,506.96	-25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.82	$1.79 ARS1,887.30	-14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN156.19	$2.64 ARS2,782.10	+8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.52	$0.91 ARS954.21	+12.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.06	$0.85 ARS893.18	+135.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.24	$0.64 ARS678.66	+7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.90	$1.01 ARS1,060.35	+139.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.10	$0.46 ARS488.54	+40.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.19	$0.46 ARS481.27	+3.6%
Average			+24.7%

Mozambique vs. Argentina - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.6% less for transportation

	Mozambique	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.98	$3.66 ARS3,856.42	-28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN841.44	$13.28 ARS13,985.84	+0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,328.67	$28,930.00 ARS30,474,138.75	-12.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,180.34	$9.90 ARS10,424.46	-71.0%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 49.3% less for housing

	Mozambique	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,498.00	$19.37 ARS20,400.78	-85.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN50,007.83	$303.40 ARS319,597.69	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,502.74	$221.72 ARS233,549.59	-19.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,922.18	$41.92 ARS44,161.02	-31.7%
Average			-49.3%

Mozambique vs. Argentina - Cost of housing

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pay 42.3% less for childcare

	Mozambique	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,258.02	$173.69 ARS182,958.07	-35.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN355,286.02	$2,841.72 ARS2,993,396.03	-48.9%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 14.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN80.01	$1.81 ARS1,905.82	+44.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.99	$2.09 ARS2,197.73	-6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN165.03	$2.36 ARS2,483.33	-8.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,114.93	$18.92 ARS19,927.57	-70.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN450.07	$4.76 ARS5,018.02	-32.4%
Average			-14.8%

Mozambique vs. Argentina - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 51.0% more for clothing

	Mozambique	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,175.34	$79.59 ARS83,842.20	+133.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,875.61	$69.14 ARS72,834.05	+14.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,834.09	$107.64 ARS113,383.67	+42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,625.88	$100.20 ARS105,544.59	+13.8%
Average			+51.0%

Mozambique vs. Argentina - Cost of clothing

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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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