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Mozambique vs. Oman Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 5.4% more expensive than Oman overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.0% more in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 6.1% more in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 34.3% more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 16.9% more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 24.9% less in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.6% less in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 22.2% more in Mozambique

The cost of transportation, restaurants, clothing, housing, and groceries in Mozambique are more expensive than in Oman. Expenses including entertainment and sports and childcare are lower in Mozambique.

Mozambique vs. Oman Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mozambique instead of Oman, you would:

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pay 33.0% more for restaurants

	Oman	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR1.990	$6.85 MZN437.52	+31.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.15 OMR3.500	$7.82 MZN500.00	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 OMR0.290	$0.81 MZN51.69	+7.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 OMR0.100	$0.56 MZN35.86	+107.9%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 6.1% more for groceries

	Oman	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 OMR0.420	$0.77 MZN49.25	-29.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.01 OMR1.150	$6.30 MZN402.72	+109.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 OMR2.660	$6.29 MZN401.71	-9.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.54 OMR0.970	$2.58 MZN164.80	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 OMR0.930	$1.96 MZN125.41	-19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 OMR0.400	$1.02 MZN65.13	-2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 OMR0.280	$0.71 MZN45.36	-1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 OMR0.300	$0.79 MZN50.34	-0.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 OMR0.200	$0.57 MZN36.52	+9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 OMR0.200	$0.54 MZN34.81	+6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.200	$0.55 MZN35.03	+2.6%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 34.3% more for transportation

	Oman	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.34 OMR0.890	$5.43 MZN347.08	+132.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.22 OMR21.900	$13.16 MZN841.30	-77.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,546.38 OMR7,862.560	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	+37.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.42 OMR4.750	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	+44.7%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 16.9% more for housing

	Oman	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.18 OMR29.530	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	+38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.40 OMR142.130	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	+24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$285.37 OMR109.200	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	-6.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.57 OMR27.770	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	+10.5%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 24.9% less for childcare

	Oman	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.29 OMR78.560	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	-20.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,131.38 OMR3,111.670	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	-28.8%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Oman	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.66 OMR4.080	$1.33 MZN85.01	-87.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.37 OMR2.060	$2.08 MZN132.78	-61.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.01 OMR2.300	$2.82 MZN180.00	-53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$60.23 OMR23.050	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	-28.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.49 OMR3.630	$7.82 MZN500.00	-17.6%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 22.2% more for clothing

	Oman	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.73 OMR19.030	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	+3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.69 OMR15.570	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	+51.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.16 OMR29.530	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	+11.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.62 OMR24.730	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	+22.1%
Average			+22.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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