Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 13.1% cheaper than Mozambique.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
|
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.43
MZN1,049.26
|
$2.06
₫48,141
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.52
MZN224.84
|
$4.84
₫112,942
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MZN86.19
|
$0.58
₫13,580
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.20
|
$0.39
₫9,096
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
|
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
MZN73.70
|
$0.90
₫20,991
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.76
MZN559.60
|
$7.20
₫168,169
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.83
MZN371.97
|
$5.41
₫126,440
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
MZN117.52
|
$1.42
₫33,267
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MZN154.11
|
$1.65
₫38,624
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
MZN54.01
|
$1.25
₫29,146
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
MZN22.66
|
$0.50
₫11,620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
MZN44.19
|
$0.72
₫16,929
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
MZN41.93
|
$0.43
₫10,049
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.23
|
$0.55
₫12,872
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MZN34.00
|
$0.47
₫11,025
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
|
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
MZN270.02
|
$4.22
₫98,459
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.68
MZN809.43
|
$7.61
₫177,802
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,098,514.23
|
$41,229.46
₫962,855,151
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.21
MZN2,248.41
|
$5.48
₫127,937
|
|
pay 60.9% less for housing
|
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.63
MZN7,894.41
|
$10.34
₫241,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$951.02
MZN60,727.00
|
$370.83
₫8,660,137
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$482.43
MZN30,805.69
|
$231.89
₫5,415,472
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.79
MZN4,839.71
|
$46.24
₫1,079,874
|
|
pay 48.9% more for childcare
|
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$281.80
MZN17,994.35
|
$170.02
₫3,970,476
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,426.38
MZN282,645.52
|
$10,518.96
₫245,655,321
|
|
pay 33.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
MZN59.96
|
$0.90
₫21,133
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
MZN106.59
|
$1.83
₫42,627
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN149.89
|
$1.33
₫31,156
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.69
MZN3,747.35
|
$23.21
₫542,028
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.52
MZN799.43
|
$3.82
₫89,151
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
|
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.52
MZN1,565.56
|
$36.93
₫862,358
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.12
MZN3,647.42
|
$35.21
₫822,265
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.38
MZN3,664.07
|
$92.94
₫2,170,558
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.25
MZN4,996.46
|
$89.47
₫2,089,331
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