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Saudi Arabia vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 27.6% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.1% less in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 24.3% more in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 4.8% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 64.0% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 2.3% less in Saudi Arabia

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, groceries, and housing in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Mozambique. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Saudi Arabia. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Mozambique, you would:

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pay 17.1% less for restaurants

	Mozambique	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 MZN437.52	$6.32 SAR23.70	-7.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$7.73 SAR29.00	-1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MZN51.69	$0.74 SAR2.79	-8.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 MZN35.86	$0.27 SAR1.02	-51.4%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MZN49.25	$0.92 SAR3.43	+18.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 MZN402.72	$3.62 SAR13.56	-42.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 MZN401.71	$6.74 SAR25.26	+7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 MZN164.80	$2.52 SAR9.47	-2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 MZN125.41	$3.28 SAR12.28	+66.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 MZN65.13	$0.97 SAR3.63	-5.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$0.78 SAR2.91	+9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MZN50.34	$0.80 SAR3.00	+1.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MZN36.52	$0.74 SAR2.77	+29.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MZN34.81	$0.66 SAR2.49	+22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MZN35.03	$0.65 SAR2.43	+18.4%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 24.3% more for transportation

	Mozambique	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 MZN347.08	$2.32 SAR8.72	-57.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$33.84 SAR126.92	+157.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	$19.00 SAR71.26	+5.8%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 4.8% more for housing

	Mozambique	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	$74.04 SAR277.70	-30.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	-6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	+34.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	$97.42 SAR365.42	+21.5%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 64.0% more for childcare

	Mozambique	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	+116.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	+12.0%
Average			+64.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 MZN85.01	$1.89 SAR7.09	+42.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$3.48 SAR13.06	+67.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$7.47 SAR28.00	+165.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$106.43 SAR399.18	+146.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$17.24 SAR64.67	+120.4%
Average			+108.4%

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pay 2.3% less for clothing

	Mozambique	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$48.71 SAR182.69	-5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$57.50 SAR215.68	-6.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	$88.56 SAR332.16	+2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$79.17 SAR296.96	+0.4%
Average			-2.3%

Mozambique vs. Saudi Arabia - 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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