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Mozambique vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 4.5% cheaper than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.0% more in Mozambique
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Mozambique
Transportation: pay 19.1% more in Mozambique
Housing: pay 1.9% more in Mozambique
Childcare: pay 32.2% less in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.3% less in Mozambique
Clothing: pay 2.5% more in Mozambique

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

Mozambique vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mozambique instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 31.0% more for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.70	$6.85 MZN437.52	+8.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$7.82 MZN500.00	+1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$0.81 MZN51.69	+8.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$0.56 MZN35.86	+105.7%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Mozambique
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$0.77 MZN49.25	-15.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.56	$6.30 MZN402.72	+74.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.26	$6.29 MZN401.71	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.47	$2.58 MZN164.80	+2.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.28	$1.96 MZN125.41	-40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$1.02 MZN65.13	+5.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.91	$0.71 MZN45.36	-8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$0.79 MZN50.34	-1.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$0.57 MZN36.52	-22.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$0.54 MZN34.81	-18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.43	$0.55 MZN35.03	-15.5%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 19.1% more for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$5.43 MZN347.08	+133.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR126.92	$13.16 MZN841.30	-61.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	$28,164.61 MZN1,800,000.00	+9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.26	$17.96 MZN1,148.10	-5.4%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 1.9% more for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Mozambique
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.70	$107.11 MZN6,845.28	+44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	$462.89 MZN29,583.33	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	$267.30 MZN17,083.33	-25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.42	$80.17 MZN5,123.90	-17.7%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 32.2% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	$162.34 MZN10,375.00	-53.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	$5,789.39 MZN370,000.00	-10.7%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 49.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$1.33 MZN85.01	-29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.06	$2.08 MZN132.78	-40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.00	$2.82 MZN180.00	-62.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.18	$43.13 MZN2,756.25	-59.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.67	$7.82 MZN500.00	-54.6%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 2.5% more for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Mozambique
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.69	$51.64 MZN3,300.00	+6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.68	$61.61 MZN3,937.50	+7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.16	$86.07 MZN5,500.47	-2.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR296.96	$78.89 MZN5,041.67	-0.4%
Average			+2.5%

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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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