Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 2.3 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,742
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,955
|
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,777
|
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
|
pay 7.1% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,140
|
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫137,032
|
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,617
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,192
|
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,197
|
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,142
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,617
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,567
|
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,524
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,556
|
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,773
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,042
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
|
pay 13.2% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,691
|
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,802
|
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,180
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,591
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 42.2% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Mozambique
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
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