Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.3 times more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Mozambique
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$19.51
ISK2,667
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$16.45
ISK2,248
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$2.70
ISK369
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$1.95
ISK267
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$3.16
ISK431
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$6.72
ISK918
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$6.27
ISK857
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$6.03
ISK824
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$7.60
ISK1,039
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$1.13
ISK154
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$1.01
ISK138
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$1.15
ISK158
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$1.71
ISK234
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.68
ISK93
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$8.42
ISK1,151
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$68.29
ISK9,332
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.07
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,427,013
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$23.23
ISK3,174
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$74.47
ISK10,177
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$1,518.94
ISK207,563
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$1,325.48
ISK181,127
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$66.99
ISK9,154
|
|
pay 1.1% more for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$254.97
ISK34,841
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.44
|
$5,993.83
ISK819,056
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$9.37
ISK1,281
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.23
|
$4.61
ISK630
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$11.22
ISK1,533
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$60.00
ISK8,199
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$13.94
ISK1,905
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$108.23
ISK14,790
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$59.73
ISK8,162
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$146.94
ISK20,079
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$169.24
ISK23,127
|
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