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Denmark vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Denmark is 2.6 times more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.8 times more in Denmark
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Denmark
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Denmark
Housing: pay 93.8% more in Denmark
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Denmark
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Denmark
Clothing: pay 57.1% more in Denmark

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, groceries, and housing in Denmark are more expensive than in Mozambique. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Denmark.

Denmark vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.8 times more for restaurants

	Mozambique	Denmark
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 MZN437.52	$23.17 DKK147.40	+238.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$13.90 DKK88.42	+77.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MZN51.69	$3.84 DKK24.41	+374.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 MZN35.86	$2.91 DKK18.53	+419.1%
Average			+277.4%

Mozambique vs. Denmark - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Mozambique	Denmark
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MZN49.25	$3.26 DKK20.76	+323.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 MZN402.72	$6.90 DKK43.90	+9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 MZN401.71	$7.91 DKK50.34	+25.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 MZN164.80	$4.82 DKK30.69	+87.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 MZN125.41	$5.27 DKK33.51	+168.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 MZN65.13	$1.44 DKK9.16	+41.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$1.47 DKK9.36	+107.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MZN50.34	$1.57 DKK9.97	+99.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MZN36.52	$2.17 DKK13.82	+280.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MZN34.81	$0.96 DKK6.13	+76.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MZN35.03	$0.87 DKK5.53	+58.5%
Average			+116.1%

Mozambique vs. Denmark - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Mozambique	Denmark
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 MZN347.08	$8.41 DKK53.48	+54.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$89.74 DKK570.88	+581.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$48,140.44 DKK306,259.83	+70.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	$25.64 DKK163.09	+42.7%
Average			+187.5%

Mozambique vs. Denmark - Cost of transportation

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pay 93.8% more for housing

	Mozambique	Denmark
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	$40.30 DKK256.40	-62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$1,064.91 DKK6,774.75	+130.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$842.32 DKK5,358.68	+215.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	$154.40 DKK982.25	+92.6%
Average			+93.8%

Mozambique vs. Denmark - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Mozambique	Denmark
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$547.90 DKK3,485.60	+237.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$9,128.43 DKK58,073.25	+57.7%
Average			+147.6%

Mozambique vs. Denmark - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Denmark
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 MZN85.01	$8.18 DKK52.02	+514.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$6.19 DKK39.40	+198.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$9.59 DKK61.02	+240.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$43.64 DKK277.63	+1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$18.32 DKK116.54	+134.1%
Average			+217.7%

Mozambique vs. Denmark - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 57.1% more for clothing

	Mozambique	Denmark
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$103.92 DKK661.11	+101.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$42.34 DKK269.33	-31.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	$120.57 DKK767.03	+40.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$172.17 DKK1,095.31	+118.2%
Average			+57.1%

Mozambique vs. Denmark - Cost of clothing

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