Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 73.2% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 79.2% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Mozambique
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
|
pay 36.8% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
|
pay 66.7% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
$989.04
MZN63,199.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
|
pay 89.5% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.09
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Mozambique
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
|
pay 29.2% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
$96.58
MZN6,171.49
|
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