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Mozambique vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 3.1% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.4% less in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 34.1% more in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 3.4% less in Mozambique
Housing: pay 29.3% more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 3.3% more in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.6% less in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 1.8% less in Mozambique

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

Mozambique vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.4% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684,169	$6.85 MZN437.52	-10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714,522	$7.82 MZN500.00	-2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,385	$0.81 MZN51.69	-50.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,103	$0.56 MZN35.86	-26.4%
Average			-22.4%

Lebanon vs. Mozambique - Cost of restaurants

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pay 34.1% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,699	$0.77 MZN49.25	+28.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP352,609	$6.30 MZN402.72	+59.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP496,610	$6.29 MZN401.71	+13.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,328	$2.58 MZN164.80	+10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316,225	$1.96 MZN125.41	-44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,124	$1.02 MZN65.13	+48.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,766	$0.71 MZN45.36	+55.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,360	$0.79 MZN50.34	+93.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,477	$0.57 MZN36.52	+23.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,389	$0.54 MZN34.81	+65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,127	$0.55 MZN35.03	+22.0%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 3.4% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP306,966	$5.43 MZN347.08	+58.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,475,359	$13.16 MZN841.30	-81.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,567,814,963	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	-2.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,429,045	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	+12.3%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 29.3% more for housing

	Lebanon	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,387,111	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	+182.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,012,779	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,809,806	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	-3.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,448,355	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	-42.5%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 3.3% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,217,182	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	-34.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP365,634,522	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	+41.4%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,261	$1.33 MZN85.01	-66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258,327	$2.08 MZN132.78	-28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP225,521	$2.82 MZN180.00	+11.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,833,115	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	+0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP736,851	$7.82 MZN500.00	-5.2%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 1.8% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,772,787	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	-3.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,465,765	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	+23.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,105,199	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	-15.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,942,682	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	-11.3%
Average			-1.8%

Lebanon 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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