Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 48.2% more expensive than Mozambique overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 51.9% more in Uruguay
- Groceries
-
pay 72.4% more in Uruguay
- Transportation
-
pay 62.3% more in Uruguay
- Housing
-
pay 4.3% more in Uruguay
- Childcare
-
pay 27.4% more in Uruguay
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 66.9% more in Uruguay
- Clothing
-
pay 52.0% more in Uruguay
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and childcare in Uruguay are more expensive than in Mozambique.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 51.9% more for restaurants
|
Mozambique
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$16.65
UYU721.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
$9.31
UYU403.61
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
$1.79
UYU77.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
$1.34
UYU57.90
|
|
pay 72.4% more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
$2.27
UYU98.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
$6.19
UYU268.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
$3.87
UYU167.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
$3.50
UYU151.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$3.83
UYU165.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
$1.17
UYU50.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
$1.09
UYU47.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.59
UYU25.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
$1.18
UYU51.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
$0.79
UYU34.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
$0.77
UYU33.56
|
|
pay 62.3% more for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
$7.05
UYU305.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$45.52
UYU1,972.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,462,845.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
$21.42
UYU928.22
|
|
pay 4.3% more for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$38.19
UYU1,655.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
$604.11
UYU26,183.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
$444.71
UYU19,274.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
$91.38
UYU3,960.61
|
|
pay 27.4% more for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$340.39
UYU14,753.59
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
$7,149.59
UYU309,882.28
|
|
pay 66.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
$3.27
UYU141.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
$3.80
UYU164.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$4.87
UYU211.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
$51.06
UYU2,213.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$9.53
UYU413.26
|
|
pay 52.0% more for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
$85.71
UYU3,714.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
$46.60
UYU2,019.72
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
$124.95
UYU5,415.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
$100.59
UYU4,359.64
|
|
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