Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 2.1% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Japan, you would:
pay 24.8% more for restaurants
Japan
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Mozambique
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,040
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥787
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥172
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥137
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
Japan
|
Mozambique
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥240
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,013
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥837
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥283
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥476
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥386
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥203
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥313
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥324
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥208
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥148
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
Japan
|
Mozambique
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥725
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,736
|
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,077,188
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,288.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥3,988
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 53.5% more for housing
Japan
|
Mozambique
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,458
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥88,837
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥60,804
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,620
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
Japan
|
Mozambique
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,004
|
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,871,919
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.62
|
|
pay 40.8% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Mozambique
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥459
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥479
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥650
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,331
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥1,979
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
Japan
|
Mozambique
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,594
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,864
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,026
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,708
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.32
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