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Mozambique vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 16.0% cheaper than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 16.2% less in Mozambique
Groceries
pay 38.9% less in Mozambique
Transportation
pay 45.4% more in Mozambique
Housing
pay 4.8% less in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports
pay 61.2% less in Mozambique

Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and housing are lower in Mozambique.

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Mozambique vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

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

pay 16.2% less for restaurants

 
Cook Islands
Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.01
NZ$24.77
$11.34
MZN724.89
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.60
NZ$9.91
$7.13
MZN455.34
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.24
NZ$3.96
$1.01
MZN64.53
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pay 38.9% less for groceries

 
Cook Islands
Mozambique
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.80
NZ$4.95
$0.66
MZN42.34
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.64
NZ$6.44
$10.43
MZN666.56
Milk (1 gallon) $10.60
NZ$18.75
$6.07
MZN387.94
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pay 45.4% more for transportation

 
Cook Islands
Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.38
NZ$11.29
$5.25
MZN335.48
Monthly public transit pass ?? $23.47
MZN1,499.77
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,204.09
NZ$19,812.72
$31,685.19
MZN2M
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pay 4.8% less for housing

 
Cook Islands
Mozambique
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $102.89
NZ$181.95
$87.62
MZN5,599.12
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.16
NZ$792.51
$543.78
MZN34,747.44
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $448.16
NZ$792.51
$378.02
MZN24,155.78
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Cook Islands
Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $109.14
MZN6,973.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $5,140.04
MZN328K
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pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Cook Islands
Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.04
NZ$8.92
$1.45
MZN92.49
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.36
NZ$5.94
$2.67
MZN170.91
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $11.20
NZ$19.81
$1.88
MZN119.98
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Cook Islands
Mozambique
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 ?? $34.42
MZN2,199.66
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 ?? $47.59
MZN3,041.19
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 ?? $58.68
MZN3,749.41
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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