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Japan vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 46.1% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.3% more in Japan
Groceries: pay 80.4% more in Japan
Transportation: pay 87.8% more in Japan
Housing: pay 7.4% more in Japan
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.3% more in Japan
Clothing: pay 20.9% less in Japan

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

Japan vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.3% more for restaurants

	Mozambique	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 MZN437.52	$6.60 ¥1,031	-3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$5.10 ¥796	-34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MZN51.69	$1.07 ¥166	+31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 MZN35.86	$0.76 ¥119	+35.6%
Average			+7.3%

Mozambique vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 80.4% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MZN49.25	$1.50 ¥234	+94.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 MZN402.72	$5.07 ¥791	-19.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 MZN401.71	$5.67 ¥885	-9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 MZN164.80	$2.08 ¥324	-19.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 MZN125.41	$2.93 ¥457	+49.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 MZN65.13	$2.14 ¥334	+109.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$1.12 ¥175	+57.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MZN50.34	$1.69 ¥264	+114.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MZN36.52	$2.13 ¥333	+272.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MZN34.81	$1.22 ¥190	+123.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MZN35.03	$1.15 ¥180	+110.4%
Average			+80.4%

Mozambique vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 87.8% more for transportation

	Mozambique	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 MZN347.08	$4.39 ¥686	-19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$59.14 ¥9,236	+349.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$22,599.51 ¥3,529,252	-19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	$25.32 ¥3,955	+41.0%
Average			+87.8%

Mozambique vs. Japan - Cost of transportation

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pay 7.4% more for housing

	Mozambique	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	$33.91 ¥5,296	-68.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$543.18 ¥84,826	+17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$353.61 ¥55,222	+32.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	$118.72 ¥18,539	+48.1%
Average			+7.4%

Mozambique vs. Japan - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Mozambique	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$296.89 ¥46,363	+82.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$13,159.48 ¥2,055,050	+127.3%
Average			+105.1%

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pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 MZN85.01	$2.60 ¥407	+95.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$3.03 ¥473	+45.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$3.89 ¥607	+37.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$59.54 ¥9,298	+38.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$12.46 ¥1,946	+59.3%
Average			+55.3%

Mozambique vs. Japan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.9% less for clothing

	Mozambique	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$44.79 ¥6,995	-13.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$32.04 ¥5,003	-48.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	$57.37 ¥8,959	-33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$87.37 ¥13,644	+10.8%
Average			-20.9%

Mozambique vs. Japan - Cost of clothing

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