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Mozambique vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 56.7% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.4% less in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 19.9% more in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 78.7% more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 35.8% less in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% more in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 3.0% less in Mozambique

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

Mozambique vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.4% less for restaurants

	Russia	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB750.26	$6.85 MZN437.52	-29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB429.86	$7.82 MZN500.00	+41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB82.04	$0.81 MZN51.69	-23.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB39.84	$0.56 MZN35.86	+9.5%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 19.9% more for groceries

	Russia	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB48.99	$0.77 MZN49.25	+22.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB390.35	$6.30 MZN402.72	+25.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB328.07	$6.29 MZN401.71	+48.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB124.25	$2.58 MZN164.80	+61.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB171.01	$1.96 MZN125.41	-10.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB61.35	$1.02 MZN65.13	+29.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB62.32	$0.71 MZN45.36	-11.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB72.28	$0.79 MZN50.34	-15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB97.49	$0.57 MZN36.52	-54.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB29.48	$0.54 MZN34.81	+43.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB23.55	$0.55 MZN35.03	+80.9%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 78.7% more for transportation

	Russia	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB209.35	$5.43 MZN347.08	+101.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,688.04	$13.16 MZN841.30	-39.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2,452,945.27	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	-10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB384.30	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	+263.3%
Average			+78.7%

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Russia	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB588.25	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	+1315.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB33,726.17	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	+6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB23,380.59	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	-11.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,432.37	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	-3.1%
Average			+326.9%

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pay 35.8% less for childcare

	Russia	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB23,369.39	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	-46.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB604,660.71	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	-25.6%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB132.06	$1.33 MZN85.01	-21.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB168.48	$2.08 MZN132.78	-4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB208.50	$2.82 MZN180.00	+5.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,785.59	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	+20.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB398.32	$7.82 MZN500.00	+52.6%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 3.0% less for clothing

	Russia	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB4,861.67	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	-17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,398.03	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	+40.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB7,999.61	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	-16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,564.61	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	-19.0%
Average			-3.0%

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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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