Cost of living comparison

Mozambique

compared to

Mongolia

Mongolia vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Mongolia is 1.7% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.1% less in Mongolia
Groceries: pay 70.8% more in Mongolia
Transportation: pay 38.2% less in Mongolia
Housing: pay 16.3% less in Mongolia
Childcare: pay 2.5% less in Mongolia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0% less in Mongolia
Clothing: pay 39.3% more in Mongolia

The cost of groceries and clothing in Mongolia are more expensive than in Mozambique. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Mongolia.

Mongolia vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.1% less for restaurants

	Mozambique	Mongolia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN700.00	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	-53.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN639.00	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	-51.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.56	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	-11.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.11	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	-32.1%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 70.8% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Mongolia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.83	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	-22.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN540.00	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	-19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN369.08	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	-5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.80	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	+5.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN156.17	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	-16.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.51	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	+109.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.06	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	+261.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.23	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	+219.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.89	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	+249.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.09	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	-7.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.19	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	+3.2%
Average			+70.8%

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pay 38.2% less for transportation

	Mozambique	Mongolia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.93	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	-21.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN841.30	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	-38.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	-7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	-84.5%
Average			-38.2%

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pay 16.3% less for housing

	Mozambique	Mongolia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	-89.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	-28.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	+56.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	-4.4%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 2.5% less for childcare

	Mozambique	Mongolia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	-43.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	+38.3%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Mongolia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN80.00	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	+41.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.97	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	+12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN165.00	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	-31.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	-6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN450.00	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	-35.2%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 39.3% more for clothing

	Mozambique	Mongolia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	+95.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	-16.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	+16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	+61.6%
Average			+39.3%

Mozambique vs. Mongolia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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