Cost of living comparison

Mozambique

compared to

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 68.1% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.8% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 23.4% more in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 45.5% more in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 99.6% more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 67.4% more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 32.1% more in United Arab Emirates

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

United Arab Emirates vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Mozambique, you would:

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pay 15.8% less for restaurants

	Mozambique	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN700.00	$8.01 AED29.44	-26.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN639.00	$8.22 AED30.19	-17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.56	$1.02 AED3.73	+7.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.11	$0.57 AED2.09	-26.0%
Average			-15.8%

Mozambique vs. United Arab Emirates - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.4% more for groceries

	Mozambique	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.83	$1.26 AED4.64	+6.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN540.00	$5.08 AED18.66	-39.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN369.08	$6.80 AED24.96	+17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.80	$2.47 AED9.07	+17.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN156.17	$3.33 AED12.22	+36.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.51	$0.94 AED3.47	+17.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.06	$0.74 AED2.72	+105.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.23	$0.72 AED2.64	+20.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.89	$0.56 AED2.07	+34.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.09	$0.45 AED1.64	+35.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.19	$0.47 AED1.74	+7.2%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 45.5% more for transportation

	Mozambique	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.93	$3.06 AED11.23	-40.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN841.30	$48.60 AED178.50	+269.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	$42,240.06 AED155,149.86	+28.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	$8.46 AED31.07	-75.2%
Average			+45.5%

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pay 99.6% more for housing

	Mozambique	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	$95.75 AED351.70	-28.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	$1,395.59 AED5,126.05	+78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	$985.52 AED3,619.88	+259.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	$115.48 AED424.16	+88.2%
Average			+99.6%

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pay 67.4% more for childcare

	Mozambique	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	$507.75 AED1,865.01	+88.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	$8,162.28 AED29,980.46	+46.8%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN80.00	$10.55 AED38.75	+742.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.97	$5.03 AED18.46	+124.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN165.00	$6.23 AED22.88	+141.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	$84.91 AED311.88	+31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN450.00	$12.83 AED47.13	+82.2%
Average			+224.5%

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pay 32.1% more for clothing

	Mozambique	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	$64.14 AED235.60	+88.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	$64.91 AED238.43	+7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	$93.31 AED342.72	+23.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	$96.50 AED354.44	+9.6%
Average			+32.1%

Mozambique vs. United Arab Emirates - 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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