Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 28.1% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Laos, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,208
|
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,539
|
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
Laos
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,351
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK211,596
|
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,882
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,365
|
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,774
|
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,123
|
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,376
|
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,483
|
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,502
|
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,602
|
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
|
pay 57.1% more for transportation
Laos
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK95,098
|
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,851
|
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,268,509,472
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK296,378
|
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
|
pay 4.7% more for housing
Laos
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,589,872
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,820,651
|
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,882,637
|
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,090,656
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
|
pay 1.4% less for childcare
Laos
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,824,909
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
|
pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,187
|
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK43,007
|
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,353
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK730,128
|
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,690
|
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
Laos
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,987,328
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,080,346
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,651,183
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK955,609
|
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
|
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