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Mozambique vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 31.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% less in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 7.2% more in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 54.2% more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 67.4% less in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% less in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 20.7% less in Mozambique

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

Mozambique vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.3% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$6.85 MZN437.52	-42.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$7.82 MZN500.00	+31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$0.81 MZN51.69	-41.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$0.56 MZN35.86	-8.3%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 7.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$0.77 MZN49.25	-8.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$6.30 MZN402.72	+0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$6.29 MZN401.71	+36.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$2.58 MZN164.80	+53.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$1.96 MZN125.41	-20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$1.02 MZN65.13	+25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.71 MZN45.36	-18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$0.79 MZN50.34	-12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$0.57 MZN36.52	-65.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.54 MZN34.81	+27.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.55 MZN35.03	+61.9%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 54.2% more for transportation

	Moscow	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$5.43 MZN347.08	+91.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$13.16 MZN841.30	-64.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	-23.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	+213.6%
Average			+54.2%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Moscow	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	+1270.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	-62.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	-27.5%
Average			+279.3%

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pay 67.4% less for childcare

	Moscow	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	-75.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	-59.5%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$1.33 MZN85.01	-68.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$2.08 MZN132.78	-34.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$2.82 MZN180.00	-5.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	-3.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$7.82 MZN500.00	+19.2%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 20.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	-32.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	+29.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	-30.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	-49.7%
Average			-20.7%

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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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