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Mozambique vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 39.8% more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.9% less in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 38.5% less in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 63.4% more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 9.2% more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.3% less in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 4.5% less in Mozambique

The cost of childcare, transportation, and housing in Mozambique are more expensive than in Cook Islands. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Mozambique. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mozambique.

Mozambique vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mozambique instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 47.9% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$6.85 MZN437.52	-40.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.67	$7.82 MZN500.00	-1.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$4.97	$0.81 MZN51.69	-72.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.31	$0.56 MZN35.86	-77.6%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 38.5% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.36	$0.77 MZN49.25	-75.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.57	$6.30 MZN402.72	+26.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.70	$6.29 MZN401.71	-14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.59	$2.58 MZN164.80	-53.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.86	$1.96 MZN125.41	-42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.24	$1.02 MZN65.13	-21.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.80	$0.71 MZN45.36	-32.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.69	$0.79 MZN50.34	-49.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.73	$0.57 MZN36.52	-79.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.80	$0.54 MZN34.81	-48.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.42	$0.55 MZN35.03	-33.5%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 63.4% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.31	$5.43 MZN347.08	-17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.16 MZN841.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$19,880.61	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	+144.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.96 MZN1,148.10
Average			+63.4%

Cook Islands vs. Mozambique - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.2% more for housing

	Cook Islands	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$182.57	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	+1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$526.84	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	+51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$526.84	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	-12.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$142.53	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	-3.1%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$162.34 MZN10,375.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,385.67	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	+318.1%
Average			+318.1%

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pay 21.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.31	$1.33 MZN85.01	-77.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.54	$2.08 MZN132.78	-45.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$2.82 MZN180.00	-80.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.42	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	+79.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$7.82 MZN500.00	+17.9%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 4.5% less for clothing

	Cook Islands	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$111.33	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	-20.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$61.61 MZN3,937.50
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$86.07 MZN5,500.47
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$122.26	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	+11.2%
Average			-4.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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