Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 57.5% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 50.3% more for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
|
pay 72.4% more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Mozambique
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,289.16
|
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
|
pay 9.5% more for housing
Mozambique
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,248.91
|
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
|
pay 41.0% less for childcare
Mozambique
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.65
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
|
pay 50.9% more for clothing
Mozambique
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.36
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,176.33
|
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
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