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Afghanistan vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Afghanistan is 42.5% cheaper than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.5% less in Afghanistan
Groceries: pay 55.6% less in Afghanistan
Transportation: pay 28.4% less in Afghanistan
Housing: pay 25.5% less in Afghanistan
Childcare: pay 73.0% less in Afghanistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% more in Afghanistan
Clothing: pay 70.2% less in Afghanistan

Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and housing are lower in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.5% less for restaurants

	Mozambique	Afghanistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 MZN437.52	$2.44 AFN161	-64.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$3.89 AFN257	-50.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MZN51.69	$0.45 AFN30	-43.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 MZN35.86	$0.21 AFN14	-63.4%
Average			-55.5%

Mozambique vs. Afghanistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.6% less for groceries

	Mozambique	Afghanistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MZN49.25	$0.20 AFN13	-73.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 MZN402.72	$2.26 AFN149	-64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 MZN401.71	$2.59 AFN171	-58.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 MZN164.80	$1.53 AFN101	-40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 MZN125.41	$1.65 AFN109	-15.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 MZN65.13	$0.26 AFN17	-74.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$0.41 AFN27	-42.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MZN50.34	$0.34 AFN23	-56.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MZN36.52	$0.24 AFN16	-58.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MZN34.81	$0.21 AFN14	-61.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MZN35.03	$0.19 AFN12	-65.6%
Average			-55.6%

Mozambique vs. Afghanistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.4% less for transportation

	Mozambique	Afghanistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 MZN347.08	$4.06 AFN268	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$16.25 AFN1,073	+23.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$9,043.81 AFN597,505	-67.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	$10.12 AFN668	-43.7%
Average			-28.4%

Mozambique vs. Afghanistan - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.5% less for housing

	Mozambique	Afghanistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	$194.20 AFN12,831	+81.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$87.87 AFN5,805	-81.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$51.69 AFN3,415	-80.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	$63.00 AFN4,162	-21.4%
Average			-25.5%

Mozambique vs. Afghanistan - Cost of housing

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pay 73.0% less for childcare

	Mozambique	Afghanistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$46.37 AFN3,064	-71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$1,476.83 AFN97,571	-74.5%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Afghanistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 MZN85.01	$4.87 AFN322	+266.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$1.11 AFN73	-46.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$1.92 AFN127	-31.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$10.12 AFN668	-76.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$3.32 AFN220	-57.5%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 70.2% less for clothing

	Mozambique	Afghanistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$11.08 AFN732	-78.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$17.72 AFN1,171	-71.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	$33.97 AFN2,244	-60.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$23.20 AFN1,533	-70.6%
Average			-70.2%

Mozambique vs. Afghanistan - Cost of clothing

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