Cost of living comparison

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Singapore vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 2.7 times more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.5% more in Singapore
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Singapore
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 30.7% more in Singapore

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

Singapore vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.5% more for restaurants

	Mozambique	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN700.00	$10.16 SGD13.61	-7.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN639.00	$7.52 SGD10.08	-24.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.56	$1.52 SGD2.04	+60.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.11	$1.12 SGD1.50	+45.7%
Average			+18.5%

Mozambique vs. Singapore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Mozambique	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.83	$2.11 SGD2.82	+77.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN540.00	$8.41 SGD11.27	-0.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN369.08	$10.38 SGD13.91	+79.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.80	$3.30 SGD4.42	+57.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN156.17	$4.50 SGD6.02	+84.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.51	$1.80 SGD2.42	+123.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.06	$1.36 SGD1.82	+276.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.23	$1.80 SGD2.41	+200.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.89	$1.27 SGD1.70	+200.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.09	$1.02 SGD1.37	+209.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.19	$1.04 SGD1.39	+135.2%
Average			+131.3%

Mozambique vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Mozambique	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.93	$8.18 SGD10.96	+60.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN841.30	$90.29 SGD120.93	+585.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	$135,434.68 SGD181,401.21	+312.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	$9.48 SGD12.70	-72.2%
Average			+221.4%

Mozambique vs. Singapore - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Mozambique	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	$36.16 SGD48.43	-72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	$2,745.11 SGD3,676.80	+250.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	$1,988.78 SGD2,663.77	+626.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	$121.43 SGD162.65	+97.9%
Average			+225.5%

Mozambique vs. Singapore - Cost of housing

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Mozambique	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	$1,189.74 SGD1,593.54	+340.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	$27,370.99 SGD36,660.71	+392.4%
Average			+366.5%

Mozambique vs. Singapore - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN80.00	$6.73 SGD9.02	+437.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.97	$4.71 SGD6.31	+110.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN165.00	$12.64 SGD16.93	+389.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	$105.20 SGD140.90	+63.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN450.00	$11.29 SGD15.12	+60.3%
Average			+212.3%

Mozambique vs. Singapore - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 30.7% more for clothing

	Mozambique	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	$66.32 SGD88.83	+94.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	$44.36 SGD59.42	-26.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	$96.71 SGD129.53	+27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	$111.62 SGD149.51	+26.8%
Average			+30.7%

Mozambique vs. Singapore - 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: February 2025

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