Cost of living comparison
India is 52.8% cheaper than Mozambique overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.9% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 41.6% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 45.8% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 73.8% less in India
- Childcare
-
pay 75.6% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 14.4% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 49.3% less in India
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and groceries are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 68.9% less for restaurants
Mozambique
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
$2.40
₹205.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
$3.90
₹333.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
$0.40
₹33.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
$0.17
₹14.19
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
Mozambique
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
$0.46
₹39.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
$2.54
₹216.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
$2.56
₹218.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
$0.94
₹80.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
$1.37
₹116.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
$0.88
₹75.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
$0.32
₹27.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
$0.48
₹40.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
$0.24
₹20.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
$0.16
₹13.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
$0.19
₹16.03
|
|
pay 45.8% less for transportation
Mozambique
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
$4.62
₹394.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
$10.12
₹864.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
$13,525.56
₹1,155,217.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
$2.94
₹251.00
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
Mozambique
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
$7.39
₹630.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
$138.05
₹11,791.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
$90.33
₹7,715.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
$29.97
₹2,559.63
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
Mozambique
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
$55.73
₹4,759.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
$1,565.54
₹133,712.65
|
|
pay 14.4% less for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
$1.84
₹156.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
$1.59
₹135.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
$3.59
₹306.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
$15.33
₹1,309.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
$3.35
₹286.32
|
|
pay 49.3% less for clothing
Mozambique
|
India
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
$24.02
₹2,051.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
$25.36
₹2,166.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
$41.62
₹3,554.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
$31.12
₹2,657.66
|
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