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Mozambique vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 28.9% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.7% less in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 12.1% more in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 25.8% more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 47.8% less in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.4% less in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 9.2% more in Mozambique

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

Mozambique vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.7% less for restaurants

	Romania	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON44.12	$6.85 MZN437.52	-31.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON32.85	$7.82 MZN500.00	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.52	$0.81 MZN51.69	-58.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.09	$0.56 MZN35.86	-65.3%
Average			-37.7%

Romania vs. Mozambique - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.1% more for groceries

	Romania	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.19	$0.77 MZN49.25	-34.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.63	$6.30 MZN402.72	+57.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON24.64	$6.29 MZN401.71	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.38	$2.58 MZN164.80	-15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.74	$1.96 MZN125.41	-32.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.23	$1.02 MZN65.13	+100.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.06	$0.71 MZN45.36	+1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.09	$0.79 MZN50.34	+12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.09	$0.57 MZN36.52	-38.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.73	$0.54 MZN34.81	+38.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.82	$0.55 MZN35.03	+32.1%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 25.8% more for transportation

	Romania	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.45	$5.43 MZN347.08	-9.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON103.31	$13.16 MZN841.30	-44.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON120,090.50	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	+3.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON31.10	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	+153.8%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Romania	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON40.59	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	+1059.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,713.96	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	+18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,270.02	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	-7.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON511.34	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	-31.1%
Average			+259.8%

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pay 47.8% less for childcare

	Romania	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,311.99	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	-69.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON34,497.00	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	-26.3%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.30	$1.33 MZN85.01	-43.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON11.00	$2.08 MZN132.78	-17.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON25.83	$2.82 MZN180.00	-52.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON185.34	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	+2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON30.33	$7.82 MZN500.00	+13.3%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 9.2% more for clothing

	Romania	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON292.86	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	-22.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON169.11	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	+60.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON343.19	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	+10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON389.07	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	-10.9%
Average			+9.2%

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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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