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Mozambique vs. Iraq Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 67.3% more expensive than Iraq overall.

Restaurants: pay 78.0% more in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 68.4% more in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 47.9% more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 78.5% more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 98.6% more in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% less in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Mozambique

The cost of clothing, childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Mozambique are more expensive than in Iraq. Notably, clothing, childcare, and housing are significantly more expensive in Mozambique.

Mozambique vs. Iraq Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mozambique instead of Iraq, you would:

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pay 78.0% more for restaurants

	Iraq	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.66 IQD6,092	$6.85 MZN437.52	+46.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.78 IQD8,857	$7.82 MZN500.00	+15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 IQD521	$0.81 MZN51.69	+103.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 IQD297	$0.56 MZN35.86	+146.9%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 68.4% more for groceries

	Iraq	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 IQD988	$0.77 MZN49.25	+1.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.55 IQD3,334	$6.30 MZN402.72	+146.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.46 IQD5,826	$6.29 MZN401.71	+40.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 IQD2,204	$2.58 MZN164.80	+52.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.98 IQD2,585	$1.96 MZN125.41	-0.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 IQD619	$1.02 MZN65.13	+115.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 IQD660	$0.71 MZN45.36	+40.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 IQD560	$0.79 MZN50.34	+83.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 IQD399	$0.57 MZN36.52	+87.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IQD374	$0.54 MZN34.81	+90.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 IQD368	$0.55 MZN35.03	+94.6%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 47.9% more for transportation

	Iraq	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.08 IQD2,718	$5.43 MZN347.08	+161.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.40 IQD48,857	$13.16 MZN841.30	-64.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,792.71 IQD20,629,879	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	+78.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.36 IQD20,064	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	+17.0%
Average			+47.9%

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pay 78.5% more for housing

	Iraq	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 IQD47,412	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	+195.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.91 IQD376,094	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	+60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$193.91 IQD253,307	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	+37.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.74 IQD87,177	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	+20.1%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 98.6% more for childcare

	Iraq	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.70 IQD181,176	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	+17.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,066.25 IQD2,699,129	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	+180.2%
Average			+98.6%

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pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Iraq	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 IQD3,628	$1.33 MZN85.01	-52.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 IQD3,225	$2.08 MZN132.78	-15.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 IQD2,606	$2.82 MZN180.00	+41.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.51 IQD45,081	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	+25.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.34 IQD10,890	$7.82 MZN500.00	-6.2%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Iraq	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.03 IQD32,700	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	+106.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.73 IQD36,227	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	+122.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.80 IQD66,361	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	+69.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.19 IQD49,886	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	+106.6%
Average			+101.1%

Iraq vs. Mozambique - Cost of clothing

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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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