Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.2 times more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Mozambique
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$19.40
ISK2,670
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
$16.94
ISK2,332
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
$2.81
ISK387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$2.02
ISK278
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
$2.95
ISK407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
$7.27
ISK1,000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
$6.01
ISK827
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
$5.42
ISK746
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$8.51
ISK1,171
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
$1.22
ISK168
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$1.03
ISK141
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$1.17
ISK161
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
$1.87
ISK258
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
$1.23
ISK170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.78
ISK108
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
$8.36
ISK1,151
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$71.28
ISK9,812
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,596,940
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
$22.04
ISK3,033
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$72.17
ISK9,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
$1,838.04
ISK253,006
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
$1,497.77
ISK206,168
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
$58.01
ISK7,986
|
|
pay 1.7% more for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$258.16
ISK35,536
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
$9.19
ISK1,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
$4.65
ISK640
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$11.76
ISK1,618
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
$61.46
ISK8,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$14.35
ISK1,975
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
$111.23
ISK15,311
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
$59.69
ISK8,216
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
$148.00
ISK20,372
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
$184.49
ISK25,396
|
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