Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 2.3% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
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Mozambique
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
$2.08
฿73.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
$5.66
฿200.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
$0.67
฿23.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
$0.35
฿12.51
|
|
pay 15.1% more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
$1.48
฿52.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
$7.99
฿282.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
$6.46
฿228.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
$1.75
฿61.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
$1.07
฿37.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
$1.20
฿42.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$0.50
฿17.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
$0.79
฿28.01
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
$0.59
฿20.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
$0.62
฿21.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
$0.46
฿16.26
|
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pay 2.4% more for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
$4.57
฿161.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
$24.32
฿860.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.15
|
$31,287.73
฿1,106,576.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
$9.68
฿342.42
|
|
pay 47.1% less for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
$17.10
฿604.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,199.44
|
$290.79
฿10,284.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
$207.49
฿7,338.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
$49.43
฿1,748.21
|
|
pay 71.2% more for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
$334.45
฿11,828.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.09
|
$9,908.05
฿350,425.26
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$1.90
฿67.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
$1.94
฿68.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
$3.61
฿127.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
$47.07
฿1,664.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
$5.63
฿199.20
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
$40.39
฿1,428.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
$27.03
฿955.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
$82.02
฿2,900.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,171.49
|
$65.30
฿2,309.38
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