Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 4.8% cheaper than Mozambique.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$2.26
THB74.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$5.53
THB183.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$0.63
THB20.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$0.35
THB11.56
|
|
pay 17.4% more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$1.38
THB45.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$7.97
THB263.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$6.00
THB198.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$1.92
THB63.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$1.07
THB35.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$1.19
THB39.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$0.48
THB15.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.79
THB26.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.63
THB20.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$0.64
THB21.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.45
THB15.06
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Mozambique
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$4.25
THB140.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$22.11
THB731.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.07
|
$24,588.11
THB813,914.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$9.24
THB305.71
|
|
pay 42.3% less for housing
Mozambique
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$15.82
THB523.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$393.06
THB13,011.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$209.24
THB6,926.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$48.32
THB1,599.44
|
|
pay 54.0% more for childcare
Mozambique
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$329.15
THB10,895.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.44
|
$10,347.16
THB342,511.50
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Thailand
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$1.87
THB62.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.23
|
$1.81
THB59.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$3.52
THB116.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$46.67
THB1,544.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$5.45
THB180.48
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Mozambique
|
Thailand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$34.16
THB1,130.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$26.70
THB883.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$75.98
THB2,515.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$61.99
THB2,052.04
|
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