Cost of living comparison
Laos is 15.7% more expensive than Mozambique overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.1% less in Laos
- Groceries
-
pay 46.4% more in Laos
- Transportation
-
pay 53.9% more in Laos
- Housing
-
pay 31.3% more in Laos
- Childcare
-
pay 36.2% more in Laos
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.0% less in Laos
- Clothing
-
pay 17.9% more in Laos
The cost of transportation, groceries, childcare, housing, and clothing in Laos are more expensive than in Mozambique. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Laos.
If you lived in Laos instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
|
Mozambique
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$1.90
LAK41,112
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
$4.20
LAK91,113
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
$0.69
LAK14,961
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$0.49
LAK10,522
|
|
pay 46.4% more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
$1.00
LAK21,721
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
$13.03
LAK282,392
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
$6.40
LAK138,699
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
$2.06
LAK44,745
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$2.07
LAK44,859
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
$0.75
LAK16,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$0.74
LAK16,075
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.96
LAK20,745
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
$1.29
LAK27,937
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
$0.70
LAK15,062
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.45
LAK9,796
|
|
pay 53.9% more for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
$4.61
LAK99,800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$53.85
LAK1,166,949
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$28,167.89
LAK610,380,007
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
$10.57
LAK229,122
|
|
pay 31.3% more for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$8.98
LAK194,666
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
$993.83
LAK21,535,611
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
$809.30
LAK17,537,087
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
$58.85
LAK1,275,144
|
|
pay 36.2% more for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$291.32
LAK6,312,816
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$9,140.14
LAK198,061,034
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
$1.11
LAK23,965
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
$1.62
LAK35,083
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$1.78
LAK38,667
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
$66.31
LAK1,436,934
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$2.97
LAK64,401
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
$78.60
LAK1,703,174
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
$61.45
LAK1,331,521
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
$65.22
LAK1,413,263
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
$46.67
LAK1,011,309
|
|
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