Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 12.5% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU714.06
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
$10.00
MZN639.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
$0.95
MZN60.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
$0.77
MZN49.11
|
|
pay 27.3% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Mozambique
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
$1.19
MZN75.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
$8.45
MZN540.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
$5.78
MZN369.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
$2.09
MZN133.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
$0.81
MZN51.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
$0.36
MZN23.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
$0.42
MZN26.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
$0.33
MZN21.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
$0.44
MZN28.19
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
$5.12
MZN326.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
$34.12
MZN2,180.00
|
|
pay 51.6% more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Mozambique
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
$782.47
MZN50,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
$273.87
MZN17,500.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
$61.37
MZN3,921.57
|
|
pay 21.4% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
$1.25
MZN80.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
$2.24
MZN142.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
$64.39
MZN4,114.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Mozambique
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
$34.04
MZN2,175.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
$60.64
MZN3,875.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
$75.64
MZN4,833.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
$88.03
MZN5,625.00
|
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