Cost of living comparison
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Mozambique vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary
Mozambique is 19.8% cheaper than Poland overall.
Mozambique vs. Poland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Poland, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.02
PLN38.91
|
$11.34
MZN724.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
PLN32.36
|
$7.13
MZN455.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
PLN7.99
|
$1.01
MZN64.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
PLN6.55
|
$0.94
MZN60.18
|
|
Poland vs. Mozambique - Cost of restaurants
pay 1.2% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
PLN4.91
|
$0.66
MZN42.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.34
PLN16.87
|
$10.43
MZN666.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.75
PLN14.56
|
$6.07
MZN387.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.32
PLN12.89
|
$2.17
MZN138.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
PLN11.04
|
$2.19
MZN139.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.99
|
$0.99
MZN63.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
PLN2.79
|
$0.71
MZN45.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
PLN3.00
|
$0.91
MZN58.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
PLN4.76
|
$0.52
MZN33.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.49
|
$0.51
MZN32.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.76
|
$0.39
MZN24.94
|
|
Poland vs. Mozambique - Cost of groceries
pay 8.4% less for transportation
|
Poland
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
PLN23.90
|
$5.25
MZN335.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.85
PLN119.83
|
$23.47
MZN1,499.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,440.20
PLN118K
|
$31,685.19
MZN2M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.65
PLN33.58
|
$10.95
MZN699.89
|
|
Poland vs. Mozambique - Cost of transportation
pay 27.3% less for housing
|
Poland
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.87
PLN65.54
|
$87.62
MZN5,599.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$635.08
PLN2,467.09
|
$543.78
MZN34,747.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.98
PLN2,043.28
|
$378.02
MZN24,155.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$213.80
PLN830.55
|
$53.69
MZN3,431.08
|
|
Poland vs. Mozambique - Cost of housing
pay 54.9% less for childcare
|
Poland
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.24
PLN1,457.68
|
$109.14
MZN6,973.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,342.23
PLN28,522.48
|
$5,140.04
MZN328K
|
|
Poland vs. Mozambique - Cost of childcare
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
PLN13.36
|
$1.45
MZN92.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
PLN13.13
|
$2.67
MZN170.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
PLN20.38
|
$1.88
MZN119.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.23
PLN140.74
|
$41.91
MZN2,678.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.22
PLN28.04
|
$7.82
MZN499.92
|
|
Poland vs. Mozambique - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 29.3% less for clothing
|
Poland
|
Mozambique
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.02
PLN314.75
|
$34.42
MZN2,199.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.65
PLN142.38
|
$47.59
MZN3,041.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.93
PLN333.81
|
$58.68
MZN3,749.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.22
PLN369.91
|
$62.98
MZN4,024.37
|
|
Poland vs. Mozambique - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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