Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 15.3% cheaper than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Puerto Rico
|
Mozambique
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.86
|
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.37
|
$8.53
MZN545.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
|
$0.94
MZN59.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.85
MZN54.57
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
Puerto Rico
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
|
$1.15
MZN73.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
|
$8.42
MZN538.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
|
$5.85
MZN373.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
|
$1.91
MZN122.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
|
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.82
MZN52.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
|
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.39
MZN24.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
Puerto Rico
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$5.10
MZN326.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.84
|
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,636.27
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.22
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.34
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
Puerto Rico
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.53
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$739.17
|
$871.90
MZN55,723.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$471.98
|
$212.39
MZN13,573.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$193.31
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.98
|
|
pay 29.2% less for childcare
Puerto Rico
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$392.37
|
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,636.36
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.03
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Puerto Rico
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.77
|
$1.02
MZN65.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.26
|
$1.99
MZN127.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.23
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.60
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.47
|
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Puerto Rico
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.77
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.68
|
$68.27
MZN4,363.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.51
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.18
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.92
|
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