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Mozambique vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 46.8% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.6% more in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 11.5% less in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 2.1% more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 41.4% less in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% more in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 23.2% more in Mozambique

The cost of housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Mozambique are more expensive than in Laos. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Mozambique. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Mozambique.

Mozambique vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.6% more for restaurants

	Laos	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,996	$6.85 MZN437.45	+229.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,989	$7.82 MZN499.92	+41.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,453	$0.81 MZN51.68	+6.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,726	$0.56 MZN35.86	+13.3%
Average			+72.6%

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pay 11.5% less for groceries

	Laos	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,579	$0.77 MZN49.24	-32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,223	$6.30 MZN402.65	-52.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,696	$6.29 MZN401.65	-9.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,613	$2.58 MZN164.77	+22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,399	$1.96 MZN125.40	-6.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,415	$1.02 MZN65.12	+34.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,248	$0.71 MZN45.36	-5.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,998	$0.79 MZN50.34	-18.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,239	$0.57 MZN36.51	-56.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,270	$0.54 MZN34.80	-22.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,913	$0.55 MZN35.03	+19.8%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 2.1% more for transportation

	Laos	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,292	$5.43 MZN347.02	+15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,824	$13.16 MZN841.17	-76.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK620,324,112	$28,164.61 MZN1,799,718.33	-1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,584	$17.96 MZN1,147.92	+71.0%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Laos	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,316	$107.11 MZN6,844.21	+1069.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,759,951	$462.89 MZN29,578.70	-53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,704,963	$267.30 MZN17,080.66	-67.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,297,492	$80.17 MZN5,123.10	+33.8%
Average			+245.6%

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pay 41.4% less for childcare

	Laos	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,425,605	$162.34 MZN10,373.38	-45.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,738,321	$5,789.39 MZN369,942.10	-37.5%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 36.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,745	$1.33 MZN84.99	-6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,871	$2.08 MZN132.76	+25.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,910	$2.82 MZN179.97	+42.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,462,021	$43.13 MZN2,755.82	-36.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,469	$7.82 MZN499.92	+158.8%
Average			+36.8%

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pay 23.2% more for clothing

	Laos	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,087,403	$51.64 MZN3,299.48	+2.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,412,374	$61.61 MZN3,936.88	-5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,906	$86.07 MZN5,499.61	+29.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,029,342	$78.89 MZN5,040.88	+66.0%
Average			+23.2%

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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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