Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 2.1 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Iran, you would:
pay 77.2% more for restaurants
Iran
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
$14.88
MZN952.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
$4.31
MZN275.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
$1.12
MZN71.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
$0.91
MZN58.47
|
|
pay 39.4% more for groceries
Iran
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
$1.17
MZN75.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
$8.77
MZN561.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
$5.80
MZN371.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
$1.88
MZN120.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
$2.38
MZN152.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
$0.87
MZN55.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
$0.36
MZN22.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
$0.58
MZN37.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
$0.46
MZN29.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
$0.38
MZN24.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
$0.50
MZN31.83
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
$4.48
MZN286.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
$13.18
MZN843.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,104,933.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
$34.85
MZN2,230.23
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Iran
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
$123.73
MZN7,918.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
$989.04
MZN63,298.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
$242.40
MZN15,513.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
$59.57
MZN3,812.55
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
$282.02
MZN18,049.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,510.06
|
|
pay 42.2% more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
$1.17
MZN75.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
$1.85
MZN118.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
$2.35
MZN150.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
$59.25
MZN3,792.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
$6.26
MZN400.94
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
Iran
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
$24.54
MZN1,570.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
$70.22
MZN4,493.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
$74.39
MZN4,761.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
$96.58
MZN6,181.15
|
|
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