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Turkey vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Turkey is 23.8% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.3% more in Turkey
Groceries: pay 20.1% less in Turkey
Transportation: pay 29.3% more in Turkey
Housing: pay 21.8% less in Turkey
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Turkey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.8% more in Turkey
Clothing: pay 3.2% less in Turkey

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

Turkey vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.3% more for restaurants

	Mozambique	Turkey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.85 MZN437.52	$7.27 TRY309.17	+6.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.82 MZN500.00	$7.68 TRY326.40	-1.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MZN51.69	$1.18 TRY50.06	+45.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 MZN35.86	$0.44 TRY18.89	-20.8%
Average			+7.3%

Mozambique vs. Turkey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.1% less for groceries

	Mozambique	Turkey
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 MZN49.25	$0.67 TRY28.45	-13.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.30 MZN402.72	$4.49 TRY191.12	-28.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.29 MZN401.71	$3.45 TRY146.83	-45.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 MZN164.80	$1.94 TRY82.58	-24.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 MZN125.41	$2.46 TRY104.73	+25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 MZN65.13	$0.62 TRY26.30	-39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MZN45.36	$0.96 TRY40.63	+34.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MZN50.34	$0.53 TRY22.44	-33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MZN36.52	$0.60 TRY25.35	+4.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 MZN34.81	$0.29 TRY12.39	-46.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MZN35.03	$0.25 TRY10.52	-54.9%
Average			-20.1%

Mozambique vs. Turkey - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.3% more for transportation

	Mozambique	Turkey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.43 MZN347.08	$4.58 TRY194.87	-15.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.16 MZN841.30	$29.01 TRY1,233.55	+120.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	$48,018.50 TRY2,042,034.70	+70.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	$7.53 TRY320.34	-58.1%
Average			+29.3%

Mozambique vs. Turkey - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.8% less for housing

	Mozambique	Turkey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	$13.68 TRY581.63	-87.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	$515.16 TRY21,907.50	+11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	$348.65 TRY14,826.58	+30.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	$46.83 TRY1,991.51	-41.6%
Average			-21.8%

Mozambique vs. Turkey - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Mozambique	Turkey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	$523.46 TRY22,260.75	+222.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	$10,105.64 TRY429,752.56	+74.6%
Average			+148.6%

Mozambique vs. Turkey - Cost of childcare

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pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Turkey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 MZN85.01	$2.98 TRY126.59	+123.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.08 MZN132.78	$2.92 TRY124.28	+40.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.82 MZN180.00	$2.10 TRY89.42	-25.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	$52.68 TRY2,240.27	+22.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.82 MZN500.00	$5.69 TRY241.78	-27.3%
Average			+26.8%

Mozambique vs. Turkey - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.2% less for clothing

	Mozambique	Turkey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	$46.89 TRY1,993.97	-9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	$43.49 TRY1,849.51	-29.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	$101.73 TRY4,326.23	+18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	$84.94 TRY3,612.06	+7.7%
Average			-3.2%

Mozambique vs. Turkey - 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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