Bucharest vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$474	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	77	29
😀 Quality of life	79	41
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.13M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 7% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5565th and 5045th ($988 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Romania and Mozambique, respectively. Check Romania vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 645th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Maputo

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	Bucharest	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$5643

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628