Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 80.4% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 50.1% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY214.10
|
$10.95
MZN700.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY208.47
|
$8.53
MZN545.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY38.98
|
$0.94
MZN59.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.52
|
$0.85
MZN54.57
|
|
pay 57.9% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY23.75
|
$1.15
MZN73.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY122.14
|
$8.42
MZN538.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY99.19
|
$5.85
MZN373.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY49.05
|
$1.91
MZN122.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY86.67
|
$2.44
MZN156.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY14.78
|
$0.82
MZN52.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY20.13
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.20
|
$0.60
MZN38.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY12.03
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY9.04
|
$0.39
MZN24.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.84
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 97.4% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY155.08
|
$5.10
MZN326.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY646.33
|
$13.17
MZN841.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,415,252.87
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,328.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY224.20
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.34
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY358.09
|
$132.97
MZN8,498.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY13,721.95
|
$871.90
MZN55,723.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY12,354.04
|
$212.39
MZN13,573.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,489.64
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.98
|
|
pay 4.2% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,545.01
|
$270.04
MZN17,258.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY201,979.31
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,286.03
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Mozambique
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY81.57
|
$1.02
MZN65.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY78.12
|
$1.99
MZN127.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.77
|
$2.58
MZN165.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,127.91
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY151.69
|
$7.04
MZN450.07
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,555.27
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,277.40
|
$68.27
MZN4,363.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,746.48
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,522.18
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.92
|
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