Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 67.7% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 41.4% more for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 100.0% more for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Turkey
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
|
pay 26.6% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Mozambique
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Mozambique
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
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