Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 24.1% cheaper than Mozambique overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 60.0% less in Vietnam
- Groceries
-
pay 0.3% less in Vietnam
- Transportation
-
pay 38.5% less in Vietnam
- Housing
-
pay 53.7% less in Vietnam
- Childcare
-
pay 50.4% more in Vietnam
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 45.6% less in Vietnam
- Clothing
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pay 21.3% less in Vietnam
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Vietnam.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.95
MZN700.55
|
$1.92
₫50,067
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
MZN639.50
|
$4.34
₫113,178
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MZN60.60
|
$0.54
₫14,043
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MZN49.14
|
$0.33
₫8,479
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
MZN75.89
|
$0.90
₫23,530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
MZN540.42
|
$6.05
₫157,860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.78
MZN369.37
|
$5.46
₫142,406
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
MZN133.90
|
$1.46
₫38,084
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
MZN156.29
|
$1.55
₫40,338
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
MZN51.55
|
$1.20
₫31,230
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN23.08
|
$0.43
₫11,111
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MZN38.26
|
$0.57
₫14,870
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
MZN26.91
|
$0.45
₫11,645
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MZN21.11
|
$0.48
₫12,410
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
MZN28.21
|
$0.48
₫12,570
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
MZN327.19
|
$3.47
₫90,416
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.17
MZN841.96
|
$7.11
₫185,342
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,863.85
MZN2,101,643.46
|
$35,423.92
₫923,701,543
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.12
MZN2,181.71
|
$5.64
₫147,121
|
|
pay 53.7% less for housing
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$132.97
MZN8,503.32
|
$8.68
₫226,421
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.47
MZN50,039.13
|
$297.09
₫7,746,791
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$273.87
MZN17,513.70
|
$207.27
₫5,404,683
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.37
MZN3,924.64
|
$39.91
₫1,040,712
|
|
pay 50.4% more for childcare
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.04
MZN17,268.82
|
$205.27
₫5,352,449
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,559.16
MZN355,508.43
|
$12,496.31
₫325,849,308
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MZN80.06
|
$0.88
₫22,852
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
MZN143.08
|
$1.58
₫41,207
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
MZN165.13
|
$1.27
₫33,005
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.39
MZN4,117.51
|
$22.09
₫576,018
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.04
MZN450.35
|
$3.38
₫88,088
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Mozambique
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.04
MZN2,176.70
|
$28.00
₫730,042
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.64
MZN3,878.03
|
$22.19
₫578,715
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.64
MZN4,837.12
|
$79.50
₫2,072,890
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.03
MZN5,629.40
|
$79.86
₫2,082,341
|
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