Cost of living comparison

Mozambique

compared to

Indonesia

Indonesia vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 25.1% cheaper than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.8% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 22.3% more in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 40.6% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 51.6% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 24.7% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in Indonesia

Expenses including restaurants, housing, transportation, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.8% less for restaurants

	Mozambique	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN700.66	$1.78 IDR28,961.02	-83.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN639.60	$3.24 IDR52,535.98	-67.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.61	$0.63 IDR10,218.56	-33.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.15	$0.41 IDR6,705.05	-46.2%
Average			-57.8%

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pay 22.3% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.90	$1.24 IDR20,164.36	+4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN540.51	$4.54 IDR73,667.28	-46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN369.42	$5.19 IDR84,280.14	-10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.93	$1.62 IDR26,321.30	-22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN156.31	$1.41 IDR22,846.07	-42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.56	$1.17 IDR19,032.19	+45.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.08	$0.62 IDR10,058.98	+71.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.27	$0.81 IDR13,178.91	+35.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.92	$0.54 IDR8,818.68	+29.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.11	$0.56 IDR9,121.72	+70.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.21	$0.92 IDR14,994.42	+109.4%
Average			+22.3%

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pay 40.6% less for transportation

	Mozambique	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN327.24	$3.10 IDR50,312.66	-39.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN842.09	$12.11 IDR196,509.84	-8.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,101,972.03	$24,176.29 IDR392,366,669.33	-26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,182.05	$3.88 IDR63,039.22	-88.6%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 51.6% less for housing

	Mozambique	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,504.65	$26.66 IDR432,750.77	-79.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN50,046.95	$279.33 IDR4,533,324.75	-64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,516.43	$164.17 IDR2,664,430.84	-40.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,925.25	$47.78 IDR775,511.68	-22.1%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 24.7% less for childcare

	Mozambique	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,271.52	$112.28 IDR1,822,179.63	-58.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN355,564.01	$6,061.21 IDR98,369,819.70	+9.0%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN80.08	$2.74 IDR44,523.53	+119.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN143.10	$1.71 IDR27,800.13	-23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN165.15	$2.18 IDR35,311.29	-15.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,118.15	$26.72 IDR433,683.13	-58.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN450.42	$3.16 IDR51,233.29	-55.2%
Average			-6.7%

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Mozambique	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,177.04	$41.98 IDR681,340.22	+23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,878.64	$27.98 IDR454,165.15	-53.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,837.87	$68.38 IDR1,109,837.74	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,630.28	$65.14 IDR1,057,109.65	-26.0%
Average			-16.6%

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