Cost of living comparison
Mozambique is 11.7% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Japan, you would:
pay 34.9% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Mozambique
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,037
|
$10.95
MZN700.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥774
|
$8.53
MZN545.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥159
|
$0.94
MZN59.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥125
|
$0.85
MZN54.56
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
Japan
|
Mozambique
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥221
|
$1.15
MZN73.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥872
|
$8.42
MZN538.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥809
|
$5.85
MZN373.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥313
|
$1.91
MZN122.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥407
|
$2.44
MZN156.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥303
|
$0.82
MZN52.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥174
|
$0.36
MZN22.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥278
|
$0.60
MZN38.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥284
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥175
|
$0.39
MZN24.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥142
|
$0.43
MZN27.50
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
Japan
|
Mozambique
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥657
|
$5.10
MZN325.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,544
|
$13.17
MZN841.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,375,403
|
$32,863.85
MZN2,100,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,847
|
$34.43
MZN2,200.00
|
|
pay 76.2% more for housing
Japan
|
Mozambique
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,268
|
$132.97
MZN8,496.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥75,647
|
$871.90
MZN55,714.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,643
|
$212.39
MZN13,571.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,847
|
$64.17
MZN4,100.34
|
|
pay 18.2% less for childcare
Japan
|
Mozambique
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,878
|
$270.04
MZN17,255.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,701,233
|
$5,559.16
MZN355,230.43
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Mozambique
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥410
|
$1.02
MZN65.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥432
|
$1.99
MZN127.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥608
|
$2.58
MZN165.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,741
|
$62.21
MZN3,975.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,821
|
$7.04
MZN450.00
|
|
pay 41.0% more for clothing
Japan
|
Mozambique
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,085
|
$26.21
MZN1,675.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,087
|
$68.27
MZN4,362.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,342
|
$66.51
MZN4,250.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,457
|
$91.94
MZN5,875.00
|
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