Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 7.7% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK131.48
|
$10.95
MZN699.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK104.30
|
$10.00
MZN638.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.52
|
$0.95
MZN60.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.27
|
$0.77
MZN49.05
|
|
pay 34.9% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.43
|
$1.19
MZN75.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK57.20
|
$8.45
MZN539.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.96
|
$5.78
MZN368.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.26
|
$2.09
MZN133.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.59
|
$2.44
MZN155.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.14
|
$0.81
MZN51.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.65
|
$0.36
MZN23.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.52
|
$0.60
MZN38.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK19.08
|
$0.42
MZN26.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.43
|
$0.33
MZN21.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.74
|
$0.44
MZN28.16
|
|
pay 5.6% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK73.21
|
$5.12
MZN326.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK751.36
|
$13.17
MZN840.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK296,233.44
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,097,699.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK236.82
|
$34.12
MZN2,177.61
|
|
pay 64.0% more for housing
|
Sweden
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK334.15
|
$132.97
MZN8,487.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,065.79
|
$782.47
MZN49,945.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,078.75
|
$273.87
MZN17,480.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK853.62
|
$61.37
MZN3,917.27
|
|
pay 99.0% more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,349.01
|
$270.04
MZN17,236.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,595.46
|
$5,559.16
MZN354,841.33
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK73.28
|
$1.25
MZN79.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.76
|
$2.24
MZN142.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.70
|
$2.58
MZN164.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK426.95
|
$64.39
MZN4,109.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK157.07
|
$7.04
MZN449.51
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Mozambique
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK872.64
|
$34.04
MZN2,172.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK392.32
|
$60.64
MZN3,870.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK931.40
|
$75.64
MZN4,828.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,380.61
|
$88.03
MZN5,618.84
|
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