Cost of living comparison
Iran is 38.4% cheaper than Mozambique overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 33.5% less in Iran
- Groceries
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pay 28.3% less in Iran
- Transportation
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pay 10.8% less in Iran
- Housing
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pay 60.8% less in Iran
- Childcare
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pay 74.5% less in Iran
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 50.7% less in Iran
- Clothing
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pay 10.3% less in Iran
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Iran.
If you lived in Iran instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 33.5% less for restaurants
|
Mozambique
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$3.77
IRR158,537
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
$3.72
IRR156,540
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
$0.85
IRR35,765
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$0.81
IRR33,907
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
$0.50
IRR20,954
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
$2.06
IRR86,721
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
$2.72
IRR114,497
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
$1.20
IRR50,714
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$1.58
IRR66,694
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
$0.47
IRR19,622
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$0.75
IRR31,701
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.49
IRR20,443
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
$0.30
IRR12,802
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
$0.26
IRR10,895
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.24
IRR10,040
|
|
pay 10.8% less for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
$2.50
IRR105,234
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$11.01
IRR463,375
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$70,890.26
IRR2,984,480,044
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
$2.96
IRR124,785
|
|
pay 60.8% less for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$11.98
IRR504,340
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
$337.20
IRR14,196,072
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
$231.30
IRR9,737,893
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
$12.31
IRR518,290
|
|
pay 74.5% less for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$88.94
IRR3,744,341
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$1,004.45
IRR42,287,143
|
|
pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
$0.81
IRR34,256
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
$1.24
IRR52,355
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$1.96
IRR82,630
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
$17.71
IRR745,579
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$1.59
IRR66,829
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Iran
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
$33.35
IRR1,404,230
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,294
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,965
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
$65.71
IRR2,766,390
|
|
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