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Malaysia vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Malaysia is 8.2% cheaper than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 34.1% less in Malaysia
Groceries: pay 14.0% more in Malaysia
Transportation: pay 21.6% less in Malaysia
Housing: pay 40.9% less in Malaysia
Childcare: pay 6.3% more in Malaysia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.6% more in Malaysia
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in Malaysia

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

Malaysia vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.1% less for restaurants

	Mozambique	Malaysia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 MZN437.52	$3.22 MYR13.31	-52.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$4.41 MYR18.24	-43.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MZN51.69	$0.73 MYR3.01	-9.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 MZN35.86	$0.39 MYR1.63	-29.9%
Average			-34.1%

Mozambique vs. Malaysia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.0% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Malaysia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MZN49.25	$1.02 MYR4.21	+32.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 MZN402.72	$7.79 MYR32.19	+23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 MZN401.71	$6.67 MYR27.55	+6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 MZN164.80	$1.99 MYR8.21	-22.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 MZN125.41	$1.93 MYR7.99	-1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 MZN65.13	$1.28 MYR5.29	+25.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$0.67 MYR2.75	-6.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MZN50.34	$1.29 MYR5.34	+64.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MZN36.52	$0.73 MYR3.03	+28.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MZN34.81	$0.53 MYR2.20	-2.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MZN35.03	$0.59 MYR2.42	+6.8%
Average			+14.0%

Mozambique vs. Malaysia - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.6% less for transportation

	Mozambique	Malaysia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 MZN347.08	$1.86 MYR7.67	-65.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$15.26 MYR63.08	+16.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	+27.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	$6.52 MYR26.93	-63.7%
Average			-21.6%

Mozambique vs. Malaysia - Cost of transportation

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pay 40.9% less for housing

	Mozambique	Malaysia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	$27.18 MYR112.33	-74.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	-24.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	-7.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	$34.37 MYR142.05	-57.1%
Average			-40.9%

Mozambique vs. Malaysia - Cost of housing

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pay 6.3% more for childcare

	Mozambique	Malaysia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$170.62 MYR705.09	+5.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	+7.6%
Average			+6.3%

Mozambique vs. Malaysia - Cost of childcare

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pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Malaysia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 MZN85.01	$3.72 MYR15.38	+179.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$2.63 MYR10.85	+26.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$4.18 MYR17.26	+48.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$36.40 MYR150.42	-15.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$4.62 MYR19.07	-41.0%
Average			+39.6%

Mozambique vs. Malaysia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Mozambique	Malaysia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$59.37 MYR245.35	+15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$29.69 MYR122.68	-51.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	$70.68 MYR292.07	-17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$56.86 MYR234.98	-27.9%
Average			-20.6%

Mozambique vs. Malaysia - Cost of clothing

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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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