Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 2.1 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 60.8% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Mozambique
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.42
|
$14.88
MZN952.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.56
|
$4.31
MZN275.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.14
|
$1.12
MZN71.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.36
|
$0.91
MZN58.47
|
|
pay 51.9% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.84
|
$1.17
MZN75.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.57
|
$8.77
MZN561.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.82
|
$5.80
MZN371.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.34
|
$1.88
MZN120.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.03
|
$2.38
MZN152.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$0.87
MZN55.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$0.36
MZN22.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.05
|
$0.58
MZN37.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.79
|
$0.46
MZN29.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.38
MZN24.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.50
MZN31.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.91
|
$4.48
MZN286.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.45
|
$13.18
MZN843.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,502.71
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,104,933.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.50
|
$34.85
MZN2,230.23
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.73
|
$123.73
MZN7,918.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,327.18
|
$989.04
MZN63,298.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,503.38
|
$242.40
MZN15,513.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,452.75
|
$59.57
MZN3,812.55
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,762.90
|
$282.02
MZN18,049.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,182.67
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,510.06
|
|
pay 52.3% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.47
|
$1.17
MZN75.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.79
|
$1.85
MZN118.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.55
|
$2.35
MZN150.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.71
|
$59.25
MZN3,792.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.15
|
$6.26
MZN400.94
|
|
pay 24.5% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,895.00
|
$24.54
MZN1,570.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.94
|
$70.22
MZN4,493.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,358.10
|
$74.39
MZN4,761.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.89
|
$96.58
MZN6,181.15
|
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