Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 26.5% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 48.4% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Mozambique
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$14.88
MZN952.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$4.31
MZN275.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$1.12
MZN71.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.91
MZN58.52
|
|
pay 18.2% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Mozambique
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$8.77
MZN561.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$5.80
MZN371.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.88
MZN120.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.38
MZN152.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.87
MZN55.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.36
MZN23.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.58
MZN37.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.46
MZN29.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.38
MZN24.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.50
MZN31.85
|
|
pay 18.7% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
$4.48
MZN286.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
$13.18
MZN843.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
$32,889.58
MZN2,106,577.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
$34.85
MZN2,231.97
|
|
pay 5.7% more for housing
Netherlands
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
$123.73
MZN7,924.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
$989.04
MZN63,347.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
$242.40
MZN15,525.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
$59.57
MZN3,815.53
|
|
pay 56.6% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
$282.02
MZN18,063.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
$4,429.85
MZN283,731.61
|
|
pay 37.1% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Mozambique
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$1.17
MZN75.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$1.85
MZN118.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$2.35
MZN150.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
$59.25
MZN3,795.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$6.26
MZN401.25
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Mozambique
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
$24.54
MZN1,571.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
$70.22
MZN4,497.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
$74.39
MZN4,764.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
$96.58
MZN6,185.98
|
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