Cost of living comparison

Mozambique

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 2.0 times more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.1% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 93.8% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 53.1% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 30.4% more in New Zealand

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, transportation, restaurants, and housing in New Zealand are more expensive than in Mozambique. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Mozambique, you would:

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pay 73.1% more for restaurants

	Mozambique	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN700.00	$13.47 NZ$22.91	+23.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN639.00	$8.81 NZ$14.98	-11.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.56	$2.16 NZ$3.68	+128.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.11	$1.94 NZ$3.31	+153.1%
Average			+73.1%

Mozambique vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Mozambique	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.83	$1.86 NZ$3.17	+57.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN540.00	$3.77 NZ$6.41	-55.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN369.08	$6.55 NZ$11.13	+13.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.80	$5.92 NZ$10.08	+183.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN156.17	$4.25 NZ$7.23	+73.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.51	$1.15 NZ$1.95	+42.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.06	$1.04 NZ$1.77	+188.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.23	$1.31 NZ$2.22	+118.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.89	$2.31 NZ$3.93	+448.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.09	$0.90 NZ$1.53	+172.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.19	$0.83 NZ$1.41	+88.4%
Average			+121.0%

Mozambique vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.8% more for transportation

	Mozambique	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.93	$6.26 NZ$10.65	+22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN841.30	$69.15 NZ$117.61	+425.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	$24,735.85 NZ$42,067.79	-24.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	$17.90 NZ$30.44	-47.5%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 53.1% more for housing

	Mozambique	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	$51.16 NZ$87.00	-61.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	$1,007.66 NZ$1,713.72	+28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	$809.64 NZ$1,376.93	+195.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	$91.68 NZ$155.91	+49.4%
Average			+53.1%

Mozambique vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Mozambique	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	$611.89 NZ$1,040.63	+126.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	$10,661.07 NZ$18,131.08	+91.8%
Average			+109.2%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN80.00	$6.10 NZ$10.37	+386.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.97	$3.30 NZ$5.62	+47.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN165.00	$22.88 NZ$38.91	+786.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	$38.53 NZ$65.52	-40.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN450.00	$10.92 NZ$18.57	+55.0%
Average			+247.1%

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pay 30.4% more for clothing

	Mozambique	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	$65.31 NZ$111.06	+91.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	$40.78 NZ$69.36	-32.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	$93.71 NZ$159.37	+23.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	$121.74 NZ$207.05	+38.3%
Average			+30.4%

Mozambique vs. New Zealand - 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: May 2025

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