Bucharest vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$496	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	76	28
😀 Quality of life	78	38
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.13M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 7% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5404th and 4869th ($1036 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Romania and Mozambique, respectively. Check Romania vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 642nd and 7151st 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	$10.6	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$5539

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654