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Mozambique vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Mozambique is 89.9% more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in Mozambique
Groceries
pay 10.0% more in Mozambique
Transportation
pay 77.6% more in Mozambique
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Mozambique
Childcare
pay 5.3 times more in Mozambique
Entertainment and Sports
pay 42.6% more in Mozambique
Clothing
pay 72.2% more in Mozambique

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Mozambique are more expensive than in Sri Lanka. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Mozambique.

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Mozambique vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mozambique instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Sri Lanka
Mozambique
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.19
LKR726.11
$11.34
MZN724.89
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.20
LKR2,052.12
$7.13
MZN455.34
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.82
LKR270.87
$1.01
MZN64.53
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pay 10.0% more for groceries

 
Sri Lanka
Mozambique
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.50
LKR164.88
$0.66
MZN42.34
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.10
LKR1,689.36
$10.43
MZN666.56
Milk (1 gallon) $5.00
LKR1,656.35
$6.07
MZN387.94
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pay 77.6% more for transportation

 
Sri Lanka
Mozambique
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.79
LKR1,585.93
$5.25
MZN335.48
Monthly public transit pass $4.92
LKR1,628.00
$23.47
MZN1,499.77
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,619.96
LKR10M
$31,685.19
MZN2M
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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Sri Lanka
Mozambique
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $16.30
LKR5,399.45
$87.62
MZN5,599.12
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $251.30
LKR83,230.31
$543.78
MZN34,747.44
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $143.93
LKR47,668.88
$378.02
MZN24,155.78
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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

 
Sri Lanka
Mozambique
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $28.08
LKR9,301.28
$109.14
MZN6,973.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $711.79
LKR236K
$5,140.04
MZN328K
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pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sri Lanka
Mozambique
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.16
LKR714.17
$1.45
MZN92.49
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.16
LKR713.82
$2.67
MZN170.91
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $9.91
LKR3,283.39
$1.88
MZN119.98
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pay 72.2% more for clothing

 
Sri Lanka
Mozambique
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $21.76
LKR7,207.45
$34.42
MZN2,199.66
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $13.15
LKR4,354.50
$47.59
MZN3,041.19
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $71.61
LKR23,716.18
$58.68
MZN3,749.41
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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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