Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 11.9% cheaper than Mozambique.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN951.49
|
$1.96
₫48,618
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.43
|
$4.91
₫121,627
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.36
|
$0.59
₫14,709
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.42
|
$0.38
₫9,522
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.94
|
$1.11
₫27,384
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.88
|
$6.92
₫171,465
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.71
|
$5.46
₫135,239
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.49
|
$1.62
₫40,055
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.19
|
$1.78
₫44,130
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.37
|
$1.40
₫34,621
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.97
|
$0.52
₫12,892
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.10
|
$0.78
₫19,251
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.15
|
$0.49
₫12,244
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.42
|
$0.55
₫13,734
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.80
|
$0.54
₫13,357
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.42
|
$4.05
₫100,345
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN842.62
|
$8.00
₫198,090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,103,288.96
|
$40,523.11
₫1,003,792,613
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,228.48
|
$5.93
₫147,009
|
|
pay 48.3% less for housing
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,912.37
|
$10.02
₫248,138
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,248.90
|
$364.76
₫9,035,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,501.38
|
$221.46
₫5,485,710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,809.57
|
$41.86
₫1,036,837
|
|
pay 54.5% more for childcare
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,035.29
|
$226.70
₫5,615,666
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,288.62
|
$10,132.35
₫250,987,191
|
|
pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.12
|
$0.94
₫23,187
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.18
|
$1.86
₫46,119
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.23
|
$1.29
₫31,906
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,789.26
|
$24.96
₫618,370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.63
|
$3.86
₫95,600
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,569.12
|
$33.66
₫833,840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,490.35
|
$29.49
₫730,508
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,757.44
|
$90.06
₫2,230,802
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,176.32
|
$106.00
₫2,625,668
|
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