Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 21.1% cheaper than Mozambique.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
|
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
$1.84
₫45,480
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
$4.33
₫107,270
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
$0.55
₫13,578
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
$0.34
₫8,540
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
$0.88
₫21,881
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
$6.02
₫149,006
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
$5.38
₫133,333
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
$1.49
₫36,922
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
$1.52
₫37,574
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
$1.26
₫31,323
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
$0.44
₫10,894
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
$0.63
₫15,706
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.42
₫10,330
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
$0.49
₫12,228
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
$0.49
₫12,186
|
|
pay 39.7% less for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
$3.48
₫86,165
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
$6.87
₫170,055
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.07
|
$34,303.88
₫849,632,054
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
$5.70
₫141,126
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
$8.95
₫221,794
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
$304.25
₫7,535,517
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
$210.52
₫5,214,187
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
$43.00
₫1,065,104
|
|
pay 47.0% more for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
$212.34
₫5,259,121
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.44
|
$11,971.85
₫296,516,453
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
$0.89
₫22,078
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
MZN127.23
|
$1.56
₫38,727
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
$1.19
₫29,364
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
$22.79
₫564,517
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
$3.60
₫89,119
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
$28.72
₫711,451
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
$23.06
₫571,201
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
$81.55
₫2,019,786
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
$91.83
₫2,274,533
|
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