Cost of living comparison

 Northern Mariana Islands
compared to
 Mozambique
Mozambique vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 6.9% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 7.8% less in Mozambique
Groceries
pay 62.4% less in Mozambique
Transportation
pay 14.8% more in Mozambique
Housing
pay 7.9% more in Mozambique
Childcare
pay 7.3% less in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.8% less in Mozambique
Clothing
pay 33.3% more in Mozambique

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

Mozambique vs. Northern Mariana Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mozambique instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:

pay 7.8% less for restaurants

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.00
 
$10.95
MZN700.66
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$10.00
MZN639.60
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.50
 
$0.95
MZN60.61

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pay 62.4% less for groceries

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Mozambique
Bread
1 loaf
$3.33
 
$1.19
MZN75.90
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $8.45
MZN540.51
Milk (1 gallon) $8.44
 
$5.78
MZN369.42

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pay 14.8% more for transportation

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.32
 
$5.12
MZN327.24
Monthly public transit pass ?? $13.17
MZN842.09
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,999.00
 
$32,863.85
MZN2,101,972.03

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pay 7.9% more for housing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Mozambique
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$60.00
 
$132.97
MZN8,504.65
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $625.00
 
$782.47
MZN50,046.95
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $450.00
 
$273.87
MZN17,516.43

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pay 7.3% less for childcare

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $270.04
MZN17,271.52
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,000.00
 
$5,559.16
MZN355,564.01

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pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.50
 
$1.25
MZN80.08
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.83
 
$2.24
MZN143.10
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.58
MZN165.15

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pay 33.3% more for clothing

 
Northern Mariana Islands
Mozambique
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$30.00
 
$34.04
MZN2,177.04
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.00
 
$60.64
MZN3,878.64
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$75.64
MZN4,837.87

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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: June 2025
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