Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 96.8% more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,847
|
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,637
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD324
|
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
|
pay 62.1% more for groceries
Iraq
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,078
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,766
|
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,646
|
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,297
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,144
|
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD600
|
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD635
|
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD611
|
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD405
|
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD379
|
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD370
|
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
|
pay 79.6% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,250
|
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,550
|
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,243,604
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,904
|
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,687
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD364,818
|
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD242,989
|
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD86,864
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,255
|
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,020,607
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,246
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,928
|
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,319
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,720
|
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,141
|
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
|
pay 81.4% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,299
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,052
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,623
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD67,897
|
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
|
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