Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 2.3 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Russia, you would:
pay 70.9% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Mozambique
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB668.88
|
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB410.57
|
$8.53
MZN545.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB82.22
|
$0.94
MZN59.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB39.70
|
$0.85
MZN54.57
|
|
pay 49.3% more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB47.52
|
$1.15
MZN73.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB383.64
|
$8.42
MZN538.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB312.95
|
$5.85
MZN373.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB118.51
|
$1.91
MZN122.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB168.18
|
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.88
|
$0.82
MZN52.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB54.56
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB72.93
|
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB88.06
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.48
|
$0.39
MZN24.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.34
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB215.72
|
$5.10
MZN326.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,860.48
|
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,817,182.76
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB431.51
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.34
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB611.12
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB30,949.34
|
$871.90
MZN55,723.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB21,230.66
|
$212.39
MZN13,573.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,646.76
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.98
|
|
pay 13.6% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB20,693.17
|
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB542,805.17
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.03
|
|
pay 36.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Mozambique
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB146.19
|
$1.02
MZN65.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB167.57
|
$1.99
MZN127.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB214.00
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,830.44
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB407.89
|
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,663.72
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,574.75
|
$68.27
MZN4,363.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,621.90
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,692.39
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.92
|
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