Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 50.3% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Albania, you would:
pay 13.6% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Albania
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
Albania
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Albania
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
|
pay 86.5% more for childcare
Albania
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
Albania
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
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